Siege of Ragusa (1806)

{{Short description|Battle during the Napoleonic Wars}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Siege of Ragusa (1806)

| place = Ragusa (present-day Dubrovnik, Croatia)

| partof = the Napoleonic Wars

| result = French victory

| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|First French Empire}}

| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}
{{flagcountry|Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro}}

| units1 = Unknown

| units2 = Vitebsk Musketeers
13th Jager Regiment

| strength1 = 1,000 menDictionnaire Napoléon, Jean Tulard, 1987

| strength2 = 2,300 Russians
5,000 Montenegrins

| casualties1 = Unknown

| casualties2 = Greater casualties than France

| date = 27 May - 1 October 1806

| commander1 = {{flagicon|First French Empire}} Auguste de Marmont

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} Dmitry Senyavin

| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Napoleonic Wars}}

}}

The siege of Ragusa took place in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-18 |title=Dubrovnik - Destination Napoleon - European Federation of Napoleonic Cities |url=https://www.destination-napoleon.eu/dubrovnik?lang=en |access-date=2024-02-29 |language=en-GB}} After Russians occupied the maritime republic of Ragusa, French forces laid siege to it for months until the occupying forces surrendered.

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