List of battles of the War of the Fourth Coalition

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List of battles of the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Friedland
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Eylau
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Berlin
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 Napoleon not in command
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This is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the War of the Fourth Coalition (9 October 1806 – 9 July 1807). It can be divided into several campaigns:

Contents

  • the Jena campaign in modern-day Thuringia (9–14 October 1806);
  • the post-Jena or Prenzlau-Lübeck campaign in Brandenburg and Pomerania (October–November 1806); various sieges resulting from this offensive continued until August 1807;
  • the Eylau campaign in the eastern provinces of Prussia (23 December 1806 – 8 February 1807);
  • the Friedland campaign in the eastern provinces of Prussia (16 February 1807 – 14 June 1807).

Some battles overlapped with the Franco-Swedish War. Excluded is the Gunboat War.

DateBattleFrontFrench forcesCoalition forcesNotes
9 October 1806 Battle of Schleiz Thuringia
Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony
French victory
10 October 1806 Battle of Saalfeld Thuringia
Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony
French victory
14 October 1806 Battle of Jena–Auerstedt Thuringia
Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony
French key victory
16 October 1806 Capitulation of Erfurt Thuringia
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
17 October 1806 Battle of Halle Brandenburg
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
25 October – 8 November 1806 Siege of Magdeburg (1806) Brandenburg
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
27 October 1806 Fall of Berlin (1806) Brandenburg
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
28 October 1806 Battle of Prenzlau Brandenburg
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
29 October 1806 Capitulation of Pasewalk Pr. Pomerania
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
29–30 October 1806 Capitulation of Stettin Pr. Pomerania
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
1 November 1806 Battle of Waren-Nossentin Meckl.-Schwerin
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia Coalition victory
3 November – 3 December 1806 Greater Poland uprising (1806) South Prussia
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Banner of the Duchy of Warsaw.svg Polish rebels
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
6 November 1806 Battle of Lübeck Free Lübeck
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire

Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg Denmark–Norway

Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden

Flag of the Free City of Lubeck.svg Free City of Lübeck

French victory
7–22 November 1806 Siege of Hamelin Hanover
Post-Jena
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kingdom of Holland
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
23 December 1806 Battle of Czarnowo New East Prussia
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
French victory
26 December 1806 Battle of Pułtusk (1806) New East Prussia
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg Kingdom of Bavaria
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
French victory
26 December 1806 Battle of Golymin New East Prussia
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire French victory
22 January – 11 December 1807 Siege of Graudenz West Prussia
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Flagge Grossherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg Gr. Duchy of Hesse
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia Coalition victory
25 January 1807 Battle of Mohrungen East Prussia
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
French victory
3 February 1807 Battle of Allenstein East Prussia
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire French victory
7–8 February 1807 Battle of Eylau Pr. Pomerania
Eylau
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Indecisive
16 February 1807 Battle of Ostrołęka (1807) New East Prussia
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire French victory
19 February 1807 Conquest of Stolp  [ de ] Pr. Pomerania
Friedland
Banner of the Duchy of Warsaw.svg Polish rebels Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia French victory
19 March – 24 May 1807 Siege of Danzig (1807) West Prussia
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
State flag of Saxony before 1815.svg Kingdom of Saxony
Banner of 1st Polish Legion in Italy.jpg Polish Legions
Flag of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.svg Napoleonic Italy
Banner of Baden (3^2).svg Gr. Duchy of Baden
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
French victory
20 March – 2 July 1807 Siege of Kolberg (1807) Pr. Pomerania
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Naval support:
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Indecisive
1–3 April 1807 Great Sortie of Stralsund Sw. Pomerania
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kingdom of Holland
Flag of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden Coalition victory
16 April 1807 Battle of Belling Sw. Pomerania
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden French victory
5–6 June 1807 Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen East Prussia
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Coalition tactical victory
French strategic victory
10 June 1807 Battle of Heilsberg East Prussia
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Indecisive
14 June 1807 Battle of Friedland East Prussia
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
State flag of Saxony before 1815.svg Kingdom of Saxony [5]
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire French key victory
Treaties of Tilsit
24 July – 24 August 1807 Siege of Stralsund (1807) Sw. Pomerania
Friedland
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire Flag of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden French key victory
Sw. Pomerania French

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wörner 2004, p. 15.
  2. Erkenbrecher 1998, p. 15.
  3. Burgdorf 2006, p. 58.
  4. 1 2 3 Lilienstern 2008.
  5. Everson, Robert E. (2014). Marshal Jean Lannes In The Battles Of Saalfeld, Pultusk, And Friedland, 1806 To 1807: The Application Of Combined Arms In The Opening Battle. Pickle Partners Publishing. p. 44. ISBN   978-1782899037 . Retrieved 20 November 2022. When the Prussians were beaten and Napoleon gave Saxony their autonomy as a kingdom, the Saxons allied themselves with the French. (...) The Saxons also had a small division with two brigades, two cavalry regiments and two foot batteries in the French reserve Corps at Friedland.

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