Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Key to maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume II
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I The Nature of Warfare in the Napoleonic Era
- Part II The State of the Armed Forces
- Part III Raising and Supplying the Armies
- Part IV Napoleon’s Military Campaigns in Europe
- 17 Napoleon’s Italian Campaigns, 1796–1800
- 18 The Ulm and Austerlitz Campaigns, 1805
- 19 The Campaigns of 1806–7 in Prussia and Poland
- 20 The Peninsular War, 1808–14
- 21 The 1809 Campaign against Austria
- 22 The Russian Campaign of 1812
- 23 The 1813 Campaign in Central Europe
- 24 The Campagne de France of 1814
- 25 The Hundred Days and Waterloo, 1815
- Part V Other Spheres of War
- Bibliographical Essays
- Index
19 - The Campaigns of 1806–7 in Prussia and Poland
from Part IV - Napoleon’s Military Campaigns in Europe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 December 2022
Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Key to maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume II
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I The Nature of Warfare in the Napoleonic Era
- Part II The State of the Armed Forces
- Part III Raising and Supplying the Armies
- Part IV Napoleon’s Military Campaigns in Europe
- 17 Napoleon’s Italian Campaigns, 1796–1800
- 18 The Ulm and Austerlitz Campaigns, 1805
- 19 The Campaigns of 1806–7 in Prussia and Poland
- 20 The Peninsular War, 1808–14
- 21 The 1809 Campaign against Austria
- 22 The Russian Campaign of 1812
- 23 The 1813 Campaign in Central Europe
- 24 The Campagne de France of 1814
- 25 The Hundred Days and Waterloo, 1815
- Part V Other Spheres of War
- Bibliographical Essays
- Index
Summary
After Napoleon’s triumph at Austerlitz, a new war loomed on the horizon. In 1806, Prussia confronted the growing French ambitions in the War of the Fourth Coalition. It proved to be a mistake as Napoleon routed the Prussian army barely two weeks into the war. After humiliation of Prussia, on the battlefield at Jena, the French Emperor turned his attention to subduing his Russian foe and marched into Poland in the winter of 1806. Six months later, the Russians had been beaten and brought to the peace table and Napoleon was at the height of his powers.
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- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars , pp. 381 - 408Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023