Battle of Lidzbark Warmiński

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The Battle of Lidzbark Warmiński was a major engagement of the War of the Fourth Coalition in June 1807, in which Napoleon’s forces clashed with the Russian army in East Prussia shortly before the decisive Battle of Friedland.

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instanceOf Napoleonic battle
battle
engagement of the War of the Fourth Coalition
alsoKnownAs Heilsberg
belligerent First French Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire
campaign East Prussian campaign of 1807
commander Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
Jean Lannes
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Joachim Murat
Levin August von Bennigsen
Michel Ney
Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
conflictIn Napoleonic Wars
countryAtTime Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
date 10 June 1807
June 1807
followedBy Battle of Friedland
FrenchCasualtiesApprox 10000
FrenchStrengthApprox 60000
hasAlias Battle of Heilsberg
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Heilsberg
historicalEra early 19th century
location East Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Lidzbark Warmiński
nearRiver Łyna River
notableFeature French frontal assaults
heavy artillery duel
strong Russian defensive positions
opponent French army
linked to: French Army

Prussian forces
Russian army
partOf War of the Fourth Coalition
precededBy Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen
presentDayLocation Poland
result inconclusive
tactically indecisive
RussianPrussianCasualtiesApprox 11000
RussianPrussianStrengthApprox 65000
strategicConsequence Russian retreat towards Friedland
set stage for Battle of Friedland
theatre Eastern Front of the War of the Fourth Coalition
year 1807

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Battle of Heilsberg alsoKnownAs Battle of Lidzbark Warmiński