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Battle of Heilsberg

Battle of Heilsberg was a battle fought on 10 June 1807 at Lidzbark Warmiński, in what is now Poland. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: Inconclusive.

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Painting of the Battle of Heilsberg
Painting of the Battle of Heilsberg. Joseph Nicolas Jouy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 June 1807
WhereLidzbark Warmiński, Poland54.117N, 20.583E
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstRussian Empire; Kingdom of Prussia
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 Heilsberg, 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

Date10 June 1807
PlaceLidzbark Warmiński, Poland
54.117N, 20.583E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength50,000–64,500 overall around Heilsberg; 49,000 "came into battle"; ~30,000 engaged90,000–95,000 overall around Heilsberg; (including 3,000 Prussian cavalry); ~53,000 engaged
Casualties and lossesVersions: up to 8,000 casualties; 1,398 killed, 10,059 wounded, 864 captured; 12,500 casualties, 3 eagles; up to 13,000 killed or wounded.Versions: 6,000 killed or wounded; 2,000–3,000 killed and 5–6,000 wounded; 9,000 casualties; 3,000 killed and 7,000 wounded.
Commanders
Battle of HeilsbergBattle of HeilsbergBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenSiege of BartensteinBattle of AllensteinBattle of EylauBattle of KrückenBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenBattle of AllensteinBattle of EylauBattle of KrückenGdańskKaliningradBydgoszczGdyniaBiałystokGrudziądzSovetskElbląg100 km54.117N, 20.583E
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Battle of Heilsberg is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q926489, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Heilsberg, revision 1380189313, 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.