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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Jena and Auerstädt
belligerent French Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
Saxony
campaign Jena campaign
commander Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
King Frederick William III of Prussia
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Napoleon I of France
Prince Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
conflict War of the Fourth Coalition
consequence French dominance in Central Europe
Prussian military reforms
Treaties of Tilsit
occupation of Prussia by French forces
countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire territories
date 14 October 1806
followedBy Battle of Lübeck
French capture of Berlin
FrenchCommanderAtAuerstedt Louis-Nicolas Davout
FrenchCommanderAtJena Napoleon I of France
FrenchStrength approximately 180000 soldiers
hasPart Battle of Auerstedt
Battle of Jena
historicalRegion Thuringia
ledTo creation of the Confederation of the Rhine
location near Auerstedt, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
near Jena, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
present-day Thuringia, Germany
notableFor demonstrating effectiveness of Napoleonic corps system
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
decisive French victory
defeat of Prussian army
significance led to French reorganization of German states
turning point in the War of the Fourth Coalition
theatre Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
year 1806


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