Battle of Lübeck

Name: Battle of Lübeck
Start: 1806-01-01
End: 1806-12-31
Location: Schleswig-Holst.

1806 • Schleswig-Holst.

The Battle of Lübeck, 7 November 1806. Prussian and French troops fighting before the Burgtor town gate.

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SWEDERUS(1878) p427 Lübeck, 6. November 1806

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Map of the Battle of Lubeck, 6-7 November 1806, showing the area near the city.

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Battle of Ostralenka commemorated on the Arc de Triomphe

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Blücher's capitulation at Ratekau after the battle of Lübeck, 7 November 1806

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Hüxstraße 123 in Lübeck

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Luebeck_-_Gedenktafel_06.11.1806

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Map showing the storming of Lubeck on 6 November 1806

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Plaque de la rue de Lübeck, Paris.

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Plan der Schlacht bei Lübeck am 6. November 1806.

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Fights at the Burgtor in Lübeck November 6, 1806.

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Plan der Schlacht bei Lübeck am 6. November 1806.

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The Battle of Lübeck, 7 November 1806. Prussian and French troops fighting on Market Square before the Town Hall.

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Historical Overview

The Battle of Lübeck took place on 6 November 1806 in Lübeck, Germany between soldiers of the Kingdom of Prussia led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who were retreating from defeat at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, and troops of the First French Empire under Marshals Murat, Bernadotte, and Soult, who were pursuing them. In this War of the Fourth Coalition action, the French inflicted a severe defeat on the Prussians, driving them from the neutral city. Lübeck is an old Baltic Sea port approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Hamburg.

Quick Facts

Outcome:French victory.

Grande Armée

Commander: Murat / Bernadotte
Strength: ca. 35.000
Casualties: ca. 1.000

Kingdom of Prussia

Commander: Gebhard v. Blücher
Strength: ca. 20.000
Casualties: ca. 20.000 (Gefangen)

Strategic Context

Pursuit of the last Prussian remnants to the Baltic Sea.

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