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Battle of Eylau
- When
- 7–8 February 1807
- Where
- Preussisch Eylau
Bloody, strategically inconclusive battle on 7 and 8 February 1807 between Napoleon's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under Bennigsen near Preussisch Eylau.
The engagement was a bloody stalemate in East Prussia. Bennigsen fought with distinction, claiming to have inflicted the first reverse suffered by Napoleon. The battle was part of Napoleon's winter campaign in Poland, following the march through Poland against advancing Russian armies.
Sources
- Battle of Eylau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Levin August von Bennigsen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27
- Napoleon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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