Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
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The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Jena–Auerstedt canonical | 22 |
| Battle of Jena | 3 |
| Battle of Auerstedt | 2 |
| Jena–Auerstedt campaign | 2 |
| Battle of Auerstädt | 1 |
| Battle of Jena and Auerstädt | 1 |
| Jena campaign | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
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surface form:
Battle of Jena and Auerstädt
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| belligerent |
First French Empire
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surface form:
French Empire
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Saxony ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jena campaign
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| commander |
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
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Karl XIII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
King Frederick William III of Prussia
Louis-Nicolas Davout ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
Prince Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ |
| consequence |
French dominance in Central Europe
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Prussian military reforms ⓘ Treaty of Tilsit ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of Tilsit
occupation of Prussia by French forces ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Holy Roman Empire territories ⓘ |
| date | 14 October 1806 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Lübeck
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French capture of Berlin ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderAtAuerstedt | Louis-Nicolas Davout ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderAtJena |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| FrenchStrength | approximately 180000 soldiers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Battle of Auerstedt
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Jena
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| historicalRegion | Thuringia ⓘ |
| ledTo | creation of the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ |
| location |
near Auerstedt, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
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near Jena, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar ⓘ present-day Thuringia, Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating effectiveness of Napoleonic corps system
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shattering the reputation of the Prussian army ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Prussian reformers such as Scharnhorst and Gneisenau later responded with reforms ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prussian declaration of war on France in 1806 ⓘ |
| PrussianCommanderAtAuerstedt | Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ⓘ |
| PrussianCommanderAtJena | Prince Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen ⓘ |
| PrussianStrength | approximately 110000 soldiers ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Prussian military power
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decisive French victory ⓘ defeat of Prussian army ⓘ |
| significance |
led to French reorganization of German states
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turning point in the War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ |
| theatre | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| year | 1806 ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Jena and Auerstädt
this entity surface form:
Battle of Jena
this entity surface form:
Battle of Auerstedt
this entity surface form:
Jena campaign
this entity surface form:
Battle of Jena
this entity surface form:
Jena–Auerstedt campaign
subject surface form:
Marengo
this entity surface form:
Battle of Auerstädt
this entity surface form:
Battle of Auerstedt
Saxony (later in the war, partially against Napoleon)
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battleInvolvement
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Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
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subject surface form:
Saxony
this entity surface form:
Battle of Jena
this entity surface form:
Jena–Auerstedt campaign