Battle of Allenstein

Battle of Allenstein
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition
Infantry combat between French troops and Russian troops on the Bergfriede bridge, 3 February 1807 at 3 in the afternoon by Constant Bourgeois, 1807
Date 3 February 1807 Location Allenstein, Kingdom of Prussia 53°46′40″N 20°28′45″E / 53.77778°N 20.47917°E / 53.77778; 20.47917 Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte Joachim Murat Jean-de-Dieu Soult	Levin Bennigsen Nikolay Kamensky
Strength
IV Corps Milhaud's dragoon div.[1]	Kamensky's division[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	800 dead and wounded 300 captured 6 cannons captured [2]

War of the Fourth Coalition

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The Battle of Allenstein (or Olsztyn), also known as the Battle of Jonkowo (or Jankowo, Inkowo, Jonkendorf)^[3] and the battle of Bergfriede,^[4] was a military engagement during the early stages of the 1807 Fourth Coalition Napoleonic campaign. While the battle resulted in a French field victory and allowed for a successful pursuit of the Russian army, it failed to produce the decisive engagement that Napoleon was seeking.^[1][2]