Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Eylau 1807

Summary by Krater

This video details the tactical maneuvers, engagements, and severe casualties of the bloody Battle of Eylau in February 1807 between Napoleon's French army and the Russian forces under General Bennigsen. It concludes that despite massive bloodshed and immense losses on both sides, the battle ended without a decisive result, leaving the battlefield a frozen corpse-strewn stalemate.

From the video

Answers: What happened during the Battle of Eylau in the Napoleonic Wars?

• Battle of Eylau
• Napoleonic Wars
• Marshal Murat cavalry charge
• Russian winter offensive
• French artillery bombardment

What it concludes

• Marshal Ney escaped the surprise winter offensive while Bernadotte fought a successful rear guard action at Mohrungen.
• Marshal Augereau's division drifted off course into a murderous artillery duel and was effectively destroyed, suffering 1,500 casualties.
• Marshal Murat led one of the most legendary cavalry charges in history with 40 squadrons, 5,000 dragoons and cuirassiers, successfully piercing the Russian line.
• Prussian General L'Estocq bypassed Ney's blocking force and arrived in time to launch a counterattack that stopped the French advance.
• The Battle of Eylau resulted in massive casualties on both sides with roughly 20,000 Russian and up to 25,000 French casualties, ending without a decisive victor.