battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Ostrołęka
Battle of Ostrołęka was a battle fought on 15 February 1807 at Ostrołęka, 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: 20,000 against 18,000 to 25,000.
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Record
| Date | 15 February 1807 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ostrołęka, Poland 53.083N, 21.583E | |
| Part of | War of the Fourth Coalition (1806 to 1807) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | French Empire | Russian Empire |
| Commanders | Anne Jean Marie René Savary; Honoré Charles Reille; Louis-Gabriel Suchet; Nicolas Oudinot | Ivan Essen; Leonty Bennigsen; Maj. Gen. Suvorov |
| Strength | 20,000 | 18,000 to 25,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 60 dead (including 1 general); 400–500 wounded; Total: 460–1,200 | 1,300 dead (including 2 generals); 1,200 wounded (including 3 generals); Total: 2,200–2,500; up to 7 cannons captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ostrołęka 1831, same recorded site
- Battle of Różan 1939, 25 km
- Battle of Łomża 1939, 35 km
- Battle of Nagoszewo 1863, 40 km
- Battle of Kolno 1794, 43 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Allenstein 3 February 1807
- After: Siege of Kolberg March 1807
- All 18 engagements of War of the Fourth Coalition
Elsewhere in 1807
- Battle of Eylau Poland
- Battle of Copenhagen Denmark
- Battle of Athos Greece
- Siege of Stralsund, 1807 Germany
- Battle of Køge Denmark
Battle of Ostrołęka 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 Q2888026, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ostrołęka (1807), revision 1370452423, 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.