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Battle of Friedland

Battle of Friedland was a battle fought on 14 June 1807 at Pravdinsk, in what is now Russia. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 80,000 (65,000 engaged); 118 cannons against 46,000–60,000; 120 cannons.

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Napoleon at the en:Battle of Friedland (de:Schlacht bei Friedland) (1807). The Emperor is depicted giving instructions to general Nicolas Oudinot. Between them is depicted general Etienne de Nansouty
Napoleon at the en:Battle of Friedland (de:Schlacht bei Friedland) (1807). The Emperor is depicted giving instructions to general Nicolas Oudinot. Between them is depicted general Etienne de Nansouty . Horace Vernet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 June 1807
WherePravdinsk, Russia54.450N, 21.017E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Empire; Kingdom of SaxonyagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses8,000–10,000and20,000–40,000 killed, wounded and captured; 80 guns
Part ofWar of the Fourth Coalition1806 to 1807

Where it sits in the War of the Fourth Coalition

Battle of Schleiz, 1806Battle of Saalfeld, 1806Battle of Auerstädt, 1806Capitulation of Erfurt, 1806Battle of Prenzlau, 1806Capitulation of Pasewalk, 1806Battle of Waren-Nossentin, 1806Battle of Lübeck, 1806Battle of Czarnowo, 1806Battle of Pułtusk, 1806Siege of Graudenz, 1807Battle of Mohrungen, 1807Battle of Allenstein, 1807Battle of Ostrołęka, 1807Siege of Kolberg, 1807Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen, 1807Battle of Heilsberg, 1807Battle of Friedland, 180718061807Battle of Friedland, 1807
18 placed engagements of the War of the Fourth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 June 1807
PlacePravdinsk, Russia
54.450N, 21.017E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength80,000 (65,000 engaged); 118 cannons46,000–60,000; 120 cannons
Casualties and losses8,000–10,00020,000–40,000 killed, wounded and captured; 80 guns
Commanders
Battle of FriedlandBattle of FriedlandBattle of EylauSiege of BartensteinBattle of Gross-JägersdorfBattle of KrückenBattle of KönigsbergSiege of BartensteinBattle of KrückenBattle of KönigsbergGdańskGdyniaGrudziądzEłkSovetskOlsztynElbląg100 km54.450N, 21.017E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Friedland
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Friedland today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-04-03. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 26 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 65 m, 65 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 47% grassland, 24% cropland, 21% tree cover.

grassland: 47%cropland: 24%tree cover: 21%water: 4%built-up: 4%grassland 47%cropland 24%tree cover 21%water 4%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 50 mnorth to south, 10.0 km12 to 48 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: RUSS ARMY
Strength80,00060,000
Casualties8,000 (10.0%)25,000 (41.7%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1093
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width11 km11 km
Attacker advanced8 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 121), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Friedland is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q241108, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Friedland, revision 1380768427, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.