Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
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The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, more specifically in today's Thuringia, between the forces of Napoleon
The Battle of Jena Horace Vernet, 1836
The Battle of Jena.
French dragoon with captured Prussian flag at the battle of Jena
Marshal Joachim Murat, the most famous of many daring and charismatic French cavalry commanders of the era, leads a charge during the battle.
War of the Fourth Coalition
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The War of the Fourth Coalition was a war spanning 1806–1807 that saw a multinational coalition fight against Napoleon's French Empire, subsequently being defeated. The main coalition partners were Pr
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
…Germany, more specifically in today's Thuringia, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia, at the outset of the War of the Fourth Coalition during the Napoleonic Wars. The disastrous defeats suffered in these battles by the Prussian Army, which had not been reformed for about half a century…
War of the 4th Coalition
Officers of the élite Prussian Gardes du Corps, wishing to provoke war, ostentatiously sharpen their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin in the autumn of 1806 (drawing by Felician Myrbach)
Queen Louise
Aftermath of the Battle of Eylau