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Battle of Czarnowo

Battle of Czarnowo was a battle fought on 23 December 1806 at Czarnowo, 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: 8,000-23,200; Bodart: 18,000; 20 guns against 5,000–5,500; 48 guns.

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Fought23 December 1806
WhereCzarnowo, Poland52.446N, 20.745E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstRussian Empire; Kingdom of Prussia
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, 180718061807Battle of Czarnowo, 1806
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Record

Date23 December 1806
PlaceCzarnowo, Poland
52.446N, 20.745E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength8,000-23,200; Bodart: 18,000; 20 guns5,000–5,500; 48 guns
Casualties and lossesCzarnowo: 846-1,400; Bieżuń: light; Kołoząb: 518; Soldau: 221Czarnowo: 853-1,401; Bieżuń: 500, 5 guns; Kołoząb: unknown, 6 guns; Soldau: 800, 2 guns
Commanders
Battle of CzarnowoBattle of CzarnowoSiege of NovogeorgievskBattle of ModlinBattle of ŁomiankiBattle of Buda ZaborowskaBattle of WarsawSiege of NovogeorgievskBattle of Buda ZaborowskaBattle of WarsawŁódźLublinBiałystokGrudziądzInowrocław100 km52.446N, 20.745E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1806 and 1939.

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Elsewhere in 1806

Battle of Czarnowo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1982573, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Czarnowo, revision 1370438042, 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.