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Years: 1806 - 1806
October
...at Auerstedt a single French corps defeats the bulk of the Prussian army, despite being heavily outnumbered.
Victory at Auerstedt had been all but secured once the Duke of Brunswick (as well as fellow commander Friedrich Wilhelm Carl von Schmettau) was mortally wounded, and the Prussian command had devolved to the less able King.
Matters had worsened once the vanquished remnants of the Prussian army from Jena stumbled onto the clash at Auerstedt, further plunging the Prussians' morale and triggering their precipitous retreat.
For this conspicuous victory, Marshal Davout will later be created the Duke of Auerstedt by Napoleon.
Victory at Auerstedt had been all but secured once the Duke of Brunswick (as well as fellow commander Friedrich Wilhelm Carl von Schmettau) was mortally wounded, and the Prussian command had devolved to the less able King.
Matters had worsened once the vanquished remnants of the Prussian army from Jena stumbled onto the clash at Auerstedt, further plunging the Prussians' morale and triggering their precipitous retreat.
For this conspicuous victory, Marshal Davout will later be created the Duke of Auerstedt by Napoleon.
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- Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
- Frederick William III of Prussia
- Louis-Nicolas Davout
- Napoleon
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- Saxony, Electorate of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Russian Empire
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- France, (first) Empire of
- Austrian Empire
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Years: 1806 - 1806
October
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- Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
- Frederick William III of Prussia
- Louis-Nicolas Davout
- Napoleon
Groups
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of (Electorate of Hanover)
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Russian Empire
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- France, (first) Empire of
- Austrian Empire
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