Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈjeːna … ˈaʊ̯ɐ.ʃtɛt]; older spelling: Auerstädt) were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The defeat suffered by the Prussian Army subjugated the Kingdom of Prussia to the French Empire until the Sixth Coalition was formed in 1813.
| Battle of Jena–Auerstedt | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition | |||||||||
Napoleon rebukes a Grenadier of his Imperial Guard, who according to legend, eager to join the battle, shouted "en avant!" – "forward!" – during the battle of Jena. By Horace Vernet, 1836 | |||||||||
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| French Empire | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
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40,000 deployed to do battle (Jena) 26,000 (Auerstedt) Total: 66,000 |
55,000 (Jena) 64,000 (Auerstedt) Total: 119,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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5,000–6,000 (Jena) 7,052–7,100 (Auerstedt) Total: 12,600 killed, wounded, missing or captured (1,000 Killed in action) |
26,000–27,000 (Jena) 13,000–15,000 (Auerstedt) Total: 41,000 killed, wounded, missing or captured | ||||||||
Location within Europe | |||||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition
200km
125miles
125miles
Friedland
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Eylau
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Berlin
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Jena–Auerstedt
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⬤ current battle
⬤ Napoleon not in command
⬤ Napoleon in command
Several figures who were later integral to the reformation of the Prussian Army participated at Jena–Auerstedt, including Gebhard von Blücher, Carl von Clausewitz, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, and Hermann von Boyen.
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