Capitulation of Ratekau

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The Capitulation of Ratekau was the formal surrender of Prussian forces to Napoleon’s troops in 1806, marking the end of their failed escape after the Battle of Lübeck during the War of the Fourth Coalition.

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Capitulation of Ratekau canonical 1
Surrender at Ratekau 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
military capitulation
after Prussian retreat from Lübeck
alsoKnownAs Surrender at Ratekau
belligerent Napoleonic troops
linked to: Grande Armée

Prussian forces
linked to: Prussian Army
cause failed escape of Prussian forces after the Battle of Lübeck
conflict War of the Fourth Coalition
countryInvolved French Empire
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
date 1806
era early 19th century
follows Battle of Lübeck
languageOfName English
location Duchy of Holstein
Ratekau
near Lübeck
militaryTheater Northern Germany
namedAfter Ratekau
opponentCommander Napoleon I
partOf Napoleonic Wars
Prussian campaign of 1806
relatedTo Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
French conquest of Prussia in 1806
result French victory
Prussian surrender
significance contributed to the collapse of Prussian resistance in 1806
marked the end of the Prussian attempt to escape encirclement after the Battle of Lübeck
typeOfSurrender formal military capitulation

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Battle of Lübeck followedBy Capitulation of Ratekau
Capitulation of Ratekau alsoKnownAs Surrender at Ratekau
linked to: Capitulation of Ratekau