Battle of Schleiz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Schleiz Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition Date 9 October 1806 Location Schleiz, Germany Result French victory Belligerents French Empire Prussia Commanders Joachim Murat Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien Strength  ?  ? Casualties and losses  ? around 400 killed v • d • e War of the Fourth Coalition Schleiz – Saalfeld – Jena-Auerstadt – Lübeck – Greater Poland – Golymin – Pułtusk – Eylau – Kolberg – Danzig – Heilsberg – Friedland

The Battle of Schleiz took place on October 9, 1806 in Schleiz, Germany between the Prussians under Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien and a part of Bernadotte's Corps under the command of Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon. It was the first battle of the War of the Fourth Coalition. Once he arrived at the battlefield, Joachim Murat assumed command of the French army. When von Tauentzien became aware of the advancing French forces, he began a tactical withdrawal of his division. His flanking force was cut off and around 400 men were killed.