The Dutch commandant of
Cape Town surrenders to British forces. On January 10, formal capitulation is signed under the
Treaty Tree in Papendorp (modern-day
Woodstock).
September 25 –
Prussia issues an ultimatum to Paris, threatening war if France does not halt marching its troops through Prussian territory to reach Austria; the message does not reach Napoleon Bonaparte until October 7, and he responds by attacking Prussia.[8]
October 9 –
Battle of Schleiz: French and Prussian forces fight for the first time since the war began. The Prussian army is easily defeated by a more numerous French force.
October 30 –
Capitulation of Stettin: Believing themselves massively outnumbered, the 5,300-man garrison at
Stettin in Prussia surrenders to a much smaller French force without a fight.
^Sandweiss, Lee Ann (2000). Seeking St. Louis: Voices from a River City, 1670–2000. Missouri History Museum. p. 41.
^
abPetre, F. Loraine (1907). Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia – 1806. John Lane Company. p. xv.
^Marzagali, Silvia (2007). "Napoleon's Continental Blockade – An Effective Substitute to Naval Weakness?". In Elleman, Bruce A.; Paine, S. C. M. (eds.). Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies, 1805-2005. London: Routledge. p. 25.
ISBN9786611158309.
^"History". Colgate-Palmolive. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^Sampson, Fiona (2021). Two Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Profile Books, p 33
The Dutch commandant of
Cape Town surrenders to British forces. On January 10, formal capitulation is signed under the
Treaty Tree in Papendorp (modern-day
Woodstock).
September 25 –
Prussia issues an ultimatum to Paris, threatening war if France does not halt marching its troops through Prussian territory to reach Austria; the message does not reach Napoleon Bonaparte until October 7, and he responds by attacking Prussia.[8]
October 9 –
Battle of Schleiz: French and Prussian forces fight for the first time since the war began. The Prussian army is easily defeated by a more numerous French force.
October 30 –
Capitulation of Stettin: Believing themselves massively outnumbered, the 5,300-man garrison at
Stettin in Prussia surrenders to a much smaller French force without a fight.
^Sandweiss, Lee Ann (2000). Seeking St. Louis: Voices from a River City, 1670–2000. Missouri History Museum. p. 41.
^
abPetre, F. Loraine (1907). Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia – 1806. John Lane Company. p. xv.
^Marzagali, Silvia (2007). "Napoleon's Continental Blockade – An Effective Substitute to Naval Weakness?". In Elleman, Bruce A.; Paine, S. C. M. (eds.). Naval Blockades and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-Strategies, 1805-2005. London: Routledge. p. 25.
ISBN9786611158309.
^"History". Colgate-Palmolive. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^Sampson, Fiona (2021). Two Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Profile Books, p 33