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Battle of Ostrołęka

Battle of Ostrołęka was a battle fought on 15 February 1807 at Ostrołęka, in what is now Poland; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 18,000 to 25,000.

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Print of the Battle of Ostrołęka
Print of the Battle of Ostrołęka. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 February 1807lasted 1 day
WhereOstrołęka, Poland53.083N, 21.583E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstRussian Empire
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 Ostrołęka, 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

Date15 February 1807
to 16 February 1807
PlaceOstrołęka, Poland
53.083N, 21.583E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength20,00018,000 to 25,000
Casualties and losses60 dead (including 1 general); 400–500 wounded; Total: 460–1,2001,300 dead (including 2 generals); 1,200 wounded (including 3 generals); Total: 2,200–2,500; up to 7 cannons captured
Commanders
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Map of Ostrołęka
Map of Ostrołęka. «ВЭС». (СПб; 1914 год)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Battle of Ostrołęka 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 Q2888026, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ostrołęka (1807), revision 1370452423, 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.