Battle of Czarnowo

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The Battle of Czarnowo was a 1806 engagement during the War of the Fourth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought the Prussian-Russian army in Poland as part of his winter campaign against the coalition powers.

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Battle of Czarnowo canonical 1
Battle of Czarnowo (1806) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Czarnowo (1806)
linked to: Battle of Czarnowo
belligerent First French Empire
Prussia
Russian Empire
campaignObjective Engage and push back Prussian-Russian forces in Poland
casualties significant on both sides
commander Jean Lannes
Levin August von Bennigsen
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
Napoleon Bonaparte
commandStructure French Grande Armée
linked to: Grande Armée
conflict War of the Fourth Coalition
countryAtTime Duchy of Warsaw region (then Prussian Poland)
date 23 December 1806
endDate 24 December 1806
era Early 19th century
followedBy Battle of Golymin
Battle of Pułtusk
linked to: Battle of Pultusk
forceInvolved French III Corps
French Reserve Cavalry
linked to: Reserve Cavalry

Prussian detachments
Russian advance guard
geographicalContext north-central Poland
historicalPeriod War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807)
location Czarnowo
Poland
near Vistula River
notableFor night river crossing by French troops
opening clashes between Napoleon and Russian forces in Poland
opponent Prussian-Russian army
opposingCommandStructure Prussian Army
Russian Imperial Army
partOf Napoleonic Wars
Napoleon’s winter campaign of 1806–1807
precededBy French invasion of Prussian Poland
relatedEvent Battle of Eylau
Battle of Friedland
result French victory
river Wkra River
startDate 23 December 1806
strategicOutcome French advance into Poland continued
tacticalOutcome French secured bridgeheads across the Wkra
tacticalSituation French forces forced a river crossing at night
theaterOfWar Polish campaign of 1806–1807
year 1806

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Battle of Golymin precededBy Battle of Czarnowo
Battle of Czarnowo alsoKnownAs Battle of Czarnowo (1806)
linked to: Battle of Czarnowo