Battle of Pultusk

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Pułtusk was an 1806 clash during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Napoleon’s command fought Russian troops in Poland, contributing to the broader campaign against the Fourth Coalition.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Pultusk canonical	3
Battle of Pultusk (approach operations)	1
Battle of Pułtusk	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Pultusk ⓘ
belligerent	First French Empire ⓘ surface form: French Empire Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign	War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ surface form: Polish campaign of 1806–1807
combatantSide	First French Empire ⓘ Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
commander	Jean Lannes ⓘ Levin August von Bennigsen ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
conflict	War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ surface form: Fourth Coalition
countryAtTime	Duchy of Warsaw ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Warsaw (later area)
date	26 December 1806 ⓘ
era	early 19th century ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Eylau ⓘ Battle of Heilsberg ⓘ
FrenchCasualtiesApprox	about 7,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
FrenchCommanderRank	Jean Lannes ⓘ surface form: Marshal of France (Jean Lannes)
FrenchStrengthApprox	about 25,000–30,000 troops ⓘ
historicalRegion	Mazovia ⓘ
location	Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland ⓘ Pułtusk ⓘ
notableUnit	French V Corps ⓘ Russian infantry and cavalry corps under Bennigsen ⓘ
overallCommanderSide	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
partOf	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ
partOfOperation	Napoleon’s winter campaign in Poland ⓘ
precededBy	War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ surface form: French advance into Poland (1806)
presentDayCountry	Poland ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Golymin ⓘ Treaty of Tilsit ⓘ
result	inconclusive ⓘ tactically indecisive ⓘ
RussianCasualtiesApprox	about 5,000–7,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
RussianCommanderRank	General of Cavalry (Levin August von Bennigsen) ⓘ
RussianStrengthApprox	about 40,000–45,000 troops ⓘ
significance	contributed to the eventual creation of the Duchy of Warsaw ⓘ demonstrated resilience of Russian forces against French arms ⓘ helped check Russian advance in Poland ⓘ
strategicOutcome	French strategic advantage maintained ⓘ
terrain	snow-covered, muddy battlefield ⓘ
theater	Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
weather	heavy snow and poor visibility ⓘ
year	1806 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Fourth Coalition → majorBattle → Battle of Pultusk ⓘ

Battle of Pultusk → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Pultusk ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Pułtusk

Battle of Eylau → precededBy → Battle of Pultusk ⓘ

Battle of Golymin → simultaneousWith → Battle of Pultusk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Pułtusk

Battle of Golymin → precededBy → Battle of Pultusk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Pultusk (approach operations)