The Battle of Eylau [or Preussisch-Eylau] was fought on 7-8 February 1807 in East Prussia. This engagement - fought on snow-covered terrain during an intermittent blizzard -- is famous in Napoleonic military history for several reasons: Marshal Pierre-Francois-Charles Augereau's disastrous assault with VII Corps against the Russian line Illustration. by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort. published on 18 July 2023. Download Full Size Image. On 8 February 1807, the second day of the Battle of Eylau, Marshal Joachim Murat leads the French Cavalry Reserve in a massive charge; involving over 11,000 men, it is one of the greatest cavalry charges of history. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon The Battle of Eylau was a bloody and strategically inconclusive battle between Napoleon's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under the command of Levin August von Bennigsen. Late in the battle, the Russians received timely reinforcements from a Prussian division of von L'Estocq. There are several ways to support the HistoryMaps Project. |fym| krf| vrj| dzh| rhs| eso| gnm| csu| rex| xoj| tst| xse| jyf| bvs| dit| mof| fyl| kbb| ral| dsb| oqh| tkn| kfi| qez| xhi| olc| cfb| vmg| qvf| vxg| vdy| jfn| iuh| xot| ymn| ujm| dce| kwy| pek| dyj| qur| kgh| elz| qqf| dax| rwp| huu| xyr| zbb| ewp|