Battle of Heilsberg (1807)
Battle of Heilsberg (French Empire vs Russian Empire & Kingdom of Prussia) took place in 1807 during War of the Fourth Coalition.
Battle facts
- Year: 1807
- Date: 1807-06-10
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: War of the Fourth Coalition
- Side A: French Empire
- Side B: Russian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia
- Commanders (A): Napoleon I, Joachim Murat, Jean Lannes, Claude Legrand, Saint-Hilaire
- Commanders (B): Leonty Bennigsen, Andrei Gorchakov, Pyotr Bagration, Constantine Pavlovich, Nikolay Kamensky
- Casualties: Versions: up to 8,000; 1,398 killed, 10,059 wounded, 864 captured; up to 13,000 killed or wounded. (French Empire), Versions: 6,000 killed or wounded; 9,000 killed or wounded; 3,000 killed and 7,000 wounded. (Russian Empire & Kingdom of Prussia)
- Outcome: Inconclusive
- Coordinates: 54.117°, 20.583°
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