Modern era · 1807
Battle of Friedland
The Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between the armies of the French Empire and the Russian Empire, led by Napoleon I and General Levin August von Bennigsen respectively. Napoleon and the French obtained a decisive victory that routed much of the Russian army, which retreated chaotically over the Alle river by the end of the fighting.
- When
- 14 Jun 1807
- Where
- Pravdinsk
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Michel Ney1769 – 1815French general (1769–1815)
Pyotr Bagration1765 – 1812General of the Imperial Russian Army (1765–1812)
Before and after
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