Battle of Friedland

E35405

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Friedland canonical	16
Bataille de Friedland	1
Battle of Friedland (1807)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Napoleonic Wars battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Friedland ⓘ surface form: Bataille de Friedland
belligerent	First French Empire ⓘ surface form: 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 Bonaparte ⓘ surface form: Napoleon I
commemoratedBy	Arc de Triomphe ⓘ surface form: Arc de Triomphe inscription painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland" by Ernest Meissonier ⓘ
conflictIn	War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ
countryAtTime	Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
date	14 June 1807 ⓘ
decisiveFor	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ surface form: Napoleon I
followedBy	Treaty of Tilsit ⓘ
FrenchCommander	Jean Lannes ⓘ Nicolas Soult ⓘ surface form: Jean-de-Dieu Soult Joachim Murat ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ surface form: Napoleon I Édouard Mortier ⓘ
ledTo	Treaty of Tilsit ⓘ surface form: 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	Pyotr Bagration ⓘ surface form: 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 (18)

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

Napoleonic Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Treaty of Tilsit → concludedAfter → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

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

Battle of Friedland → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataille de Friedland

Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Jean Lannes → participatedIn → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Michel Ney → participatedIn → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars → includesBattle → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Siege of Danzig (1807) → followedBy → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Levin August von Bennigsen → participatedIn → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Pravdinsk → historicalEvent → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland" by Ernest Meissonier → depicts → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

subject surface form: Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland

painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland" by Ernest Meissonier → mainSubject → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

subject surface form: Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland

this entity surface form: Battle of Friedland (1807)

Édouard Mortier → notableBattle → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Battle of Heilsberg → followedBy → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Friedland → siteOf → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Battle of Eylau → followedBy → Battle of Friedland ⓘ

Claude Victor-Perrin → commandedInBattle → Battle of Friedland ⓘ