Siege of Luxembourg (1815)

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The Siege of Luxembourg (1815) was a late Napoleonic-era military operation in which Coalition forces blockaded and pressured the French-held fortress city of Luxembourg following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
siege
after Napoleon’s abdication
aftermath German Confederation
surface form: Luxembourg became a federal fortress of the German Confederation

Siege of Luxembourg (1815) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luxembourg fortress transferred to control of the German Confederation
combatant Coalition forces
First French Empire
surface form: French Empire

Netherlands
Prussia
conflict Napoleonic Wars
endTime 1815
followed Battle of Waterloo
hasCause defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
historicalPeriod late Napoleonic era
locatedIn Luxembourg fortress
surface form: Fortress of Luxembourg

Luxembourg
surface form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
method artillery pressure
blockade
objective capture of Luxembourg fortress
expulsion of French forces from Luxembourg
partOf Allied occupation of France and border fortresses
War of the Seventh Coalition
relatedTo Congress of Vienna
Luxembourg fortress
surface form: Fortress of Luxembourg

Siege of Luxembourg (1815) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luxembourg in the Napoleonic Wars
result Coalition victory
surrender of French garrison
significance ended French military presence in Luxembourg fortress
startTime 1815

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War of the Seventh Coalition hasPart Siege of Luxembourg (1815)
Siege of Luxembourg (1815) aftermath Siege of Luxembourg (1815) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luxembourg fortress transferred to control of the German Confederation
Siege of Luxembourg (1815) relatedTo Siege of Luxembourg (1815) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luxembourg in the Napoleonic Wars