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Battle of Pułtusk

Battle of Pułtusk was a battle fought on 26 December 1806 at Pułtusk, in what is now Poland. It was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 25,000–27,000 plus an unknown number of guns against 40,000–45,000, of which 35,000 in combat, plus 128 guns.

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Battle of Pułtusk (1806)
Battle of Pułtusk (1806). A. Champion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 December 1806
WherePułtusk, Poland52.708N, 21.075E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Empire; BavariaagainstRussian 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 Pułtusk, 1806
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

Date26 December 1806
PlacePułtusk, Poland
52.708N, 21.075E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength25,000–27,000 plus an unknown number of guns40,000–45,000, of which 35,000 in combat, plus 128 guns
Casualties and losses3,300 killed or wounded; 700 captured; See also #Analysis3,500 killed or wounded; 12 guns lost; See also #Analysis
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1703 and 1939.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1806

Battle of Pułtusk 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 Q1192867, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pułtusk (1806), revision 1370586819, 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.