Battle of Eylau
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The Battle of Eylau was a brutal and indecisive 1807 winter clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian-Prussian forces, noted for its heavy casualties and harsh conditions during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Eylau canonical | 16 |
| Bataille d’Eylau | 1 |
| Battle of Eylau campaign area | 1 |
| Battle of Preussisch-Eylau | 1 |
| Preussisch Eylau | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Eylau
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Preussisch-Eylau
|
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
War of the Fourth Coalition
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Coalition winter campaign of 1806–1807
|
| casualtiesCharacter | disproportionately high relative to territorial gains ⓘ |
| commander |
Anton Wilhelm von L’Estocq
ⓘ
Levin August von Bennigsen ⓘ Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| date | 7–8 February 1807 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1807-02-08 ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | over 40,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Friedland
ⓘ
Battle of Heilsberg ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau
ⓘ
surface form:
Antoine-Jean Gros painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau"
|
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
Grande Armée
ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Imperial Army
|
| isPartOfSeries |
War of the Fourth Coalition
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon’s 1806–1807 campaign in Poland and East Prussia
|
| location |
East Prussia
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Battle of Eylau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Preussisch Eylau
|
| notableFor |
Napoleon’s near-defeat
ⓘ
close-range infantry fighting ⓘ extremely heavy casualties ⓘ harsh winter conditions ⓘ mass cavalry charges ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Golymin
ⓘ
Battle of Pultusk ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Bagrationovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForces | French Empire vs Russian-Prussian coalition ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactically indecisive ⓘ |
| significance | first major check to Napoleon’s reputation for invincibility on land ⓘ |
| startDate | 1807-02-07 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | French strategic advantage maintained ⓘ |
| terrain | snow-covered fields and village ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| weatherConditions |
severe cold
ⓘ
snowstorm ⓘ |
| year | 1807 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bataille d’Eylau
subject surface form:
Battle of Pułtusk
this entity surface form:
Battle of Eylau campaign area
this entity surface form:
Battle of Preussisch-Eylau
this entity surface form:
Preussisch Eylau