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Battle of Allenstein

Battle of Allenstein was a battle fought on 3 February 1807 at Olsztyn, in what is now Poland. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: IV Corps; Milhaud's dragoon div. against Kamensky's division.

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Fought3 February 1807
WhereOlsztyn, Poland53.863N, 20.397E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand800 dead and wounded; 300 captured; 6 cannons captured
Part ofWar of the Fourth Coalition1806 to 1807

Where it sits in the War of the Fourth Coalition

Siege of Magdeburg, 1806Battle of Schleiz, 1806Battle of Saalfeld, 1806Battle of Auerstädt, 1806Capitulation of Erfurt, 1806Battle of Halle, 1806Battle of Lübeck, 1806Battle of Czarnowo, 1806Battle of Pułtusk, 1806Siege of Graudenz, 1807Battle of Mohrungen, 1807Battle of Allenstein, 1807Battle of Ostrołęka, 1807Siege of Kolberg, 1807Siege of Danzig, 1807Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen, 1807Battle of Heilsberg, 1807Battle of Friedland, 180718061807Battle of Allenstein, 1807
18 placed engagements of the War of the Fourth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 February 1807
PlaceOlsztyn, Poland
53.863N, 20.397E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthIV Corps; Milhaud's dragoon div.Kamensky's division
Casualties and lossesUnknown800 dead and wounded; 300 captured; 6 cannons captured
Commanders
Battle of AllensteinBattle of AllensteinBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenBattle of TannenbergBattle of HeilsbergBattle of MohrungenBattle of OstródaBattle of TannenbergBattle of HeilsbergBattle of MohrungenBattle of OstródaGdańskKaliningradBydgoszczGdyniaGrudziądzSovetskElblągInowrocław100 km53.863N, 20.397E
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Battle of Allenstein is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19872050, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Allenstein, revision 1370431706, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.