Napoleon and the Battle of Eylau 1807

Go to for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #advertising In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte hoped to follow up his brilliant victories over Austria and Prussia with another decisive victory over the Russians in Poland. But amid freezing winter conditions, his attempted encirclement of General Bennigsen’s Russian army near the East Prussian town of Eylau led, instead, to one of the most notorious battles of the Napoleonic Wars, fought in terrible conditions, with appalling losses on both sides. Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics Our recommended reading on the Battle of Eylau is James R Arnold, ’Crisis in the Snows’ (2007) Visit our online bookshop to find great books on this and other topics: