▁Napole onic ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Over view ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Dan zig ▁ended ▁when ▁Pr uss ian ▁General ▁Friedrich ▁Adolf , ▁Count ▁von ▁Kal ck re uth ▁capit ulated ▁to ▁French ▁Marsh al ▁François ▁Joseph ▁Le f eb vre . ▁With ▁Dan zig ▁( mod ern ▁day ▁G da ń sk ) ▁secured , ▁Napoleon ▁was ▁now ▁free ▁to ▁turn ▁against ▁B enn ig sen ' s ▁army . ▁Yet ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Russian ▁who ▁struck ▁first ▁when ▁he ▁ordered ▁his ▁columns ▁to ▁conver ge ▁on ▁Marsh al ▁Michel ▁N ey ' s ▁exposed ▁VI ▁Corps ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June . ▁Out number ed ▁ 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , ▁N ey ▁fought ▁a ▁rear ▁guard ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G utt stadt - De ppen ▁on ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁June . ▁Though ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁b agg age ▁train , ▁two ▁guns , ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 4 2 ▁men , ▁N ey ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁over ▁the ▁Pas ł ę ka ▁( Pass ar ge ) ▁River ▁with ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁his ▁soldiers , ▁leaving ▁B enn ig sen ▁and ▁his ▁officers ▁ups et ▁over ▁the ▁missed ▁opportunity . ▁ ▁Within ▁two ▁days , ▁Napoleon ▁ordered ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 - man ▁army ▁to ▁close ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0