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War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt.

Historical image related to War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. from October 14, 1806

War of the Fourth Coalition

1806–1807 conflict of the Napoleonic Wars

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 Prussia and Russia with Saxony, Sweden, and Great Britain also contributing.…
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Battle of Jena–Auerstedt

1806 pair of battles during the War of the Fourth Coalition

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, 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…
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