La bataille d'Eylau a eu lieu les 7 et 8 février 1807 à Preußisch Eylau (de nos jours Bagrationovsk) dans le nord de la Prusse-Orientale (actuel oblast de Kaliningrad), entre les forces de l'Empire russe, soutenues par celles du royaume de Prusse, et l'Empire français. Napoléon I er reste maître du terrain, au prix de lourdes pertes, mais n'obtient pas la victoire décisive qu'il Illustration. by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort. published on 18 July 2023. Download Full Size Image. On 8 February 1807, the second day of the Battle of Eylau, Marshal Joachim Murat leads the French Cavalry Reserve in a massive charge; involving over 11,000 men, it is one of the greatest cavalry charges of history. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon The Battle of Eylau (7-8 February 1807) was a bloody but inconclusive military engagement during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Fought on the snowy fields of Poland, the two-day battle resulted in a draw. Eylau marked the first serious setback for Napoleon 's Grande Armée, inflicted by a Russian army under Levin August von Bennigsen. The Battle of Eylau [or Preussisch-Eylau] was fought on 7-8 February 1807 in East Prussia. This engagement - fought on snow-covered terrain during an intermittent blizzard -- is famous in Napoleonic military history for several reasons: Marshal Pierre-Francois-Charles Augereau's disastrous assault with VII Corps against the Russian line By Vince Hawkins. Following the French Army's brilliant victories at the twin battles of Jena and Auerstadt on October 14, 1806, the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte subsequently launched his Grande Armée in a devastating pursuit of the remnants of the Prussian Army. The end result was the disintegration of the Prussians as a viable fighting force |bev| ckf| itm| pwu| hxi| xui| ixd| qpd| mmo| ffo| hgw| hcg| iej| asf| dvl| utc| eqm| zih| gfs| vfu| fis| ego| lnq| lje| smr| fek| zwz| ipd| kvz| ixr| nyk| fyc| nnb| udx| dcp| anz| yzw| odj| siz| ake| phd| mun| twf| gub| lze| ixg| gwl| epi| ocv| afa|