Battle of Friedland

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Napoleonic Wars battle battle

The Battle of Friedland was a decisive 1807 victory for Napoleon over the Russian army that led directly to the Treaties of Tilsit and the temporary high point of French dominance in Europe.

Aliases (1)

Bataille de Friedland ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Napoleonic Wars battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Bataille de Friedland →
belligerent	French Empire → Russian Empire →
campaign	1807 campaign in East Prussia →
casualtiesFrench	approximately 8,000 killed and wounded →
casualtiesRussian	over 20,000 killed, wounded, or captured →
commander	Bennigsen → Napoleon I →
commemoratedBy	Arc de Triomphe inscription → painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland" by Ernest Meissonier →
conflictIn	War of the Fourth Coalition →
countryAtTime	Kingdom of Prussia →
date	14 June 1807 →
decisiveFor	Napoleon I →
followedBy	Treaty of Tilsit →
FrenchCommander	Jean Lannes → Jean-de-Dieu Soult → Joachim Murat → Michel Ney → Napoleon I → Édouard Mortier →
ledTo	Treaties of Tilsit →
location	East Prussia → Friedland →
notableTactic	Ney’s attack on Russian left flank → concentration of French forces against Russian center → use of French Imperial Guard →
partOf	Napoleonic Wars →
politicalConsequence	Prussia’s territorial losses → peace between France and Russia → temporary high point of French dominance in Europe →
precededBy	Battle of Eylau →
presentDayLocation	Kaliningrad Oblast → Pravdinsk →
result	decisive French victory →
river	Alle River →
RussianCommander	Ivan Bagration → Levin August von Bennigsen → Pyotr Bagration →
significance	ended the War of the Fourth Coalition in Napoleon’s favor → forced Russia to negotiate with France → weakened Prussia as a great power →
strengthFrench	about 80,000 soldiers →
strengthRussian	about 60,000 soldiers →
year	1807 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Friedland ("Bataille de Friedland") →	alsoKnownAs
Treaty of Tilsit →	concludedAfter
War of the Fourth Coalition →	majorBattle
Napoleonic Wars →	notableBattle