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Battle of Jena

Germany · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1806Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1806

Frederick William III14 October 1806

Jena · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Prussia is defeated at Jena by the French

Friedrich Ludwig Furst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen14 October 1806

Jena · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Commands a Prussian army which is defeated by Napoleon

Names involved

Frederick William IIIFriedrich Ludwig Furst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

Provenance

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