Siege of Zara (1813)

Siege of Zara Siege of Zadar
Part of the Adriatic Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
Part of Zara's (present day Zadar) fortification system
Date 22 November–5 December 1813 Location Zara, Illyrian Provinces, French Empire (now Zadar, Croatia) 44°07′00″N 15°13′00″E / 44.11667°N 15.21667°E / 44.11667; 15.21667 Result Anglo-Austrian victory[1]
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Austria	French Empire  Italy
Commanders and leaders
George Cadogan Franjo Ksaver Tomašić	General Claude Roize, Baron de l'Empire
Strength
2,900 2 frigates	2,000 12 gunboats
Casualties and losses
low	600 captured 238 cannons captured 12 gunboats sunk (later salvaged)[2]

The siege of Zara or siege of Zadar, also known as the blockade of Zara, was a military event that took place between 22 November and 5 December 1813, during the Adriatic Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars.^[3] During the siege, an Anglo-Austrian force under command of George Cadogan in HMS Havannah blockaded and bombarded Zara (modern day Zadar) which was then held by a French garrison. Within two weeks, the garrison surrendered to the attackers.^[1]