Fall of Berlin (1806)

Fall of Berlin
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition
Entry of Napoleon into Berlin by Charles Meynier. Napoleon entering Berlin with the Brandenburg Gate in the background.
Date 24 October 1806[1] Location Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia 52°31′12″N 13°24′18″E / 52.52000°N 13.40500°E / 52.52000; 13.40500 Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon	Frederick William III of Prussia
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

War of the Fourth Coalition

200km
125miles

Friedland

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Eylau

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Berlin

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Jena–Auerstedt

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⬤ current battle

⬤ Napoleon not in command

⬤ Napoleon in command

The fall of Berlin took place on 24 October 1806 when the Prussian capital of Berlin was captured by French forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. Berlin fell 15 days after the beginning of the war. The French Emperor Napoleon entered the city after three days, from which he issued his Berlin Decree implementing his Continental System. Large-scale plundering of Berlin took place.^[2]