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The Prussians were quite literally unprepared to be so quickly conquered by Napoleon!

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Meanwhile, the Grande Armée continued its relentless drive through Prussia, never allowing the Prussians a chance to stop and regroup. Spandau capitulated to Suchet on October 5, Stettin to Lasalle on the 29th and the heavily fortified Magdeburg to Ney on November 11, which secured the whole western half of Prussia. On November 7 General Gerhard von Blücher, who had fought bravely at Auerstädt, was forced to surrender his whole force at Lübeck when he completely ran out of ammunition.

The fall of Berlin came so quickly that shopkeepers didn’t have time to take down the numerous satirical caricatures of Napoleon from their windows.

Source:

Roberts, Andrew. "Blockades." Napoleon: A Life. New York: Penguin, 2014. 422-23. Print.

Original Source Listed:

Bausset, Private Memoirs p. 64.

Further Reading:

Louis-Gabriel Suchet

Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle

Marshal of the Empire Michel Ney, 1st Duke of Elchingen, 1st Prince of Moscow

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt

The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (older name: Auerstädt)

Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I

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>Meanwhile, the Grande Armée continued its relentless drive through Prussia, never allowing the Prussians a chance to stop and regroup. Spandau capitulated to [Suchet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Gault_-_Le_mar%C3%A9chal_Suchet%2C_duc_d%27Albufera_%281770-1826%29.jpg) on October 5, Stettin to [Lasalle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Antoine_Lasalle.JPG) on the 29th and the heavily fortified Magdeburg to [Ney](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Marechal_Ney.jpg) on November 11, which secured the whole western half of Prussia. On November 7 [General Gerhard von Blücher](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Bl%C3%BCcher_%28nach_Gebauer%29.jpg), who had fought bravely at Auerstädt, was forced to surrender his whole force at Lübeck when he completely ran out of ammunition. >The fall of Berlin came so quickly that shopkeepers didn’t have time to take down the numerous satirical caricatures of [Napoleon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Emperor_Napoleon_in_His_Study_at_the_Tuileries_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) from their windows. __________________________ **Source:** Roberts, Andrew. "Blockades." *Napoleon: A Life*. New York: Penguin, 2014. 422-23. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Bausset, *Private Memoirs* p. 64. __________________________ **Further Reading:** [Louis-Gabriel Suchet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Gabriel_Suchet) [Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Charles_Louis_de_Lasalle) [Marshal of the Empire Michel Ney, 1st Duke of Elchingen, 1st Prince of Moscow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Ney) [Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Bl%C3%BCcher) [The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (older name: Auerstädt)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jena%E2%80%93Auerstedt) [Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon]( https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**

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