Schematic plans · The Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
- 14 October – 14 October 1806
- 2 recorded engagements
The CAA Database of Battles records this battle not as one action but as 2 engagements, each between particular divisions or brigades over a few days. Each has its own schematic replay. Together they cover only the forces listed here, which may be a part of those that fought, so the totals below are for these engagements, not for the battle.
Losses in these engagements
- France
- 8,000 lostin 2 engagements
- Prussia
- 50,000 lostin 2 engagements
Strengths are not added up: the same divisions fight engagement after engagement, so a sum would count the same men many times.
The engagements
| No. | Engagement | Dates | Attacker | Defender | Losses | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jena | 14 Oct – 14 Oct | Fr Army96,000 men | Pr Army53,000 men | 4,000 / 30,000 | France won |
| 2. | Auerstadt | 14 Oct – 14 Oct | Pr Army63,500 men | Fr III Corps27,000 men | 20,000 / 4,000 | France won |
CDB90 (US Army Concepts Analysis Agency, 1990), tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold; data under ODC-BY 1.0. Records are grouped by the Wikipedia article the edition links them to.