Battle of Schleiz

When

9 Oct 1806

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.58° N, 11.82° E

Description

1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition

1806 Battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition

The Battle of Schleiz took place on 9 October 1806 in Schleiz, Germany between a Prussian-Saxon division under Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien and a part of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte's I Corps under the command of Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon. It was the first clash of the War of the Fourth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

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