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Capitulation of Erfurt

Capitulation of Erfurt was a battle fought on 16 October 1806 at Erfurt, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 16,000 against 10,000–12,000, 65 guns.

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Drawing of the Capitulation of Erfurt
Drawing of the Capitulation of Erfurt. Benjamin Zix, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 October 1806
WhereErfurt, Germany50.978N, 11.029E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstPrussia
Casualties and lossesNoneand10,000–12,000, 65 guns
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 Prenzlau, 1806Capitulation of Pasewalk, 1806Battle of Waren-Nossentin, 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, 180718061807Capitulation of Erfurt, 1806
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Record

Date16 October 1806
PlaceErfurt, Germany
50.978N, 11.029E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength16,00010,000–12,000, 65 guns
Casualties and lossesNone10,000–12,000, 65 guns
Commanders
Capitulation of ErfurtCapitulation of ErfurtSiege of ErfurtBattle of LangensalzaSkirmish of MechterstedtBattle of Jena–AuerstedtBattle of AuerstädtSiege of ErfurtBattle of LangensalzaBattle of AuerstädtFrankfurtLeipzigMagdeburgWürzburgGöttingenGeraGießenHof100 km50.978N, 11.029E
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Capitulation of Erfurt is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5035988, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capitulation of Erfurt, revision 1370608132, 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.