Torgau
a fortified town in Saxony, Prussia; on the Elbe; 31 miles N. E. of TORGAU Leipsic. It is inclosed by a wall and has manufactories of woolen goods, hosiery and leather. Its chief building is the castle, Hartenfels. It was fortified by Napoleon in 1810; was besieged by the Allies in 1813 and surrendered Jan. 14, 1814. Pop about 11,000.