Modern era · 1806
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was fought on Tuesday 14 October 1806, near Jena and Auerstedt (then in the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar and Kingdom of Prussia, now in Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany), being the decisive engagement of the War of the Fourth Coalition. The Grande Armée under the command of Emperor Napoleon I defeated a combined Prussian and Saxon army.
- When
- 14 Oct 1806
- Where
- Jena
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Carl von Clausewitz1780 – 1831German-Prussian general and military theorist (1780–1831)
Charles XIV John of Sweden1763 – 1844King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)
Joachim Murat1767 – 1815Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples (1767-1815)
Michel Ney1769 – 1815French general (1769–1815)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher1742 – 1819Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
Before and after
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