Battle of Jena-Auerstadt
1806 pair of battles during the War of the Fourth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Jena-Auerstadt was fought on October 14, 1806. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition. It was fought between the French and the Prussians. The battle was a victory for Napoleon of France and he conquered Prussia.
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Battle of Jena–Auerstedt | |||||||||
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Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition | |||||||||
Napoleon reviewing the Imperial Guard, by Horace Vernet. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
French Empire |
Prussia Saxony | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Napoleon I Louis Nicolas Davout Michel Ney |
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick † Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
197,000 150,000 (Jena); 47,000 (Auerstedt) |
120,500 60,000 (Jena); 60,500 (Auerstedt) | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
14,920 dead and wounded 7,500 (Jena); 7,420 dead and wounded (Auerstedt) |
38,000 dead, wounded and captured 25,000 (Jena); 13,000 (Auerstedt) |
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