battle, notable, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Pułtusk
Battle of Pułtusk was a battle fought on 26 December 1806 at Pułtusk, 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: 25,000–27,000 plus an unknown number of guns against 40,000–45,000, of which 35,000 in combat, plus 128 guns.
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Record
| Date | 26 December 1806 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pułtusk, Poland 52.708N, 21.075E | |
| Part of | War of the Fourth Coalition (1806 to 1807) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | French Empire; Bavaria | Russian Empire; Kingdom of Prussia |
| Commanders | Jean Lannes | Levin A. von Bennigsen; Barclay de Tolly |
| Strength | 25,000–27,000 plus an unknown number of guns | 40,000–45,000, of which 35,000 in combat, plus 128 guns |
| Casualties and losses | 3,300 killed or wounded; 700 captured; See also #Analysis | 3,500 killed or wounded; 12 guns lost; See also #Analysis |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Pułtusk 1939, 0.7 km
- Battle of Pułtusk 1703, 1.9 km
- Battle of Golymin 1806, 18 km
- Battle of Nasielsk 1920, 22 km
- Battle of the River Bug 1018, 22 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Czarnowo 23 December 1806
- After: Siege of Graudenz 22 January 1807
- All 18 engagements of War of the Fourth Coalition
Elsewhere in 1806
- Battle of Jena–Auerstedt Germany
- Battle of Mišar Serbia
- Battle of Golymin Poland
- Battle of Campo Tenese Italy
- Battle of Blaauwberg South Africa
Battle of Pułtusk 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 Q1192867, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pułtusk (1806), revision 1370586819, 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.