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Battle of Prenzlau

Battle of Prenzlau was a battle fought in 1806 at Prenzlau, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Prenzlau. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 12,000, 12 guns against 10,000–12,000, 64 guns.

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Surrender of Prince Hohenlohe's corps at Prenzlau, 28 October 1806
Surrender of Prince Hohenlohe's corps at Prenzlau, 28 October 1806. Jean-Antoine-Simeon Fort (1793-1861). Artist name is at lower left., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1806
WherePrenzlau, Germany53.310N, 13.863E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstPrussia
Casualties and lossesSlightand3,500 killed or captured in battle; 10,000 surrendered; 64 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, 180718061807Battle of Prenzlau, 1806
21 placed engagements of the War of the Fourth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1806 (year precision)
PlacePrenzlau, Germany
53.310N, 13.863E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength12,000, 12 guns10,000–12,000, 64 guns
Casualties and lossesSlight3,500 killed or captured in battle; 10,000 surrendered; 64 guns
Commanders
Battle of PrenzlauBattle of PrenzlauBattle of CedyniaAssault on GreifenhagenBattle of TornowSiege of StettinSiege of StettinBattle of CedyniaBattle of TornowSiege of StettinBerlinMagdeburgPotsdamRostockStralsundKoszalinSchwerin100 km53.310N, 13.863E
Placed at Prenzlau; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Prenzlau 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 Q4872105, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Prenzlau, revision 1370586622, 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.