Napoleon’s troops decimated the Prussian army at Jena as France’s Marshal Davout defeated the main Prussian force further north at Auerstädt. Battle of Jena-Auerstädt (14 October 1806)Īn important French victory in the War of the Fourth Coalition, the Battle of Jena-Auerstädt was fought between 122,000 French troops and 114,000 Prussians and Saxons at Jena and Auerstädt in Saxony. Victory for France led to the Treaty of Pressburg, which aimed to establish “peace and amity” and secured Austria’s withdrawal from the Third Coalition of countries fighting France.
Fought near Austerlitz in Moravia (now the Czech Republic) and also known as the “Battle of the Three Emperors”, this confrontation saw 68,000 French troops defeat nearly 90,000 Russians and Austrians. Perhaps the most significant and decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars, Austerlitz ranks as one of Napoleon’s greatest victories. Image Credit: Bogdan Willewalde, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons "What they're trying to do by talking about these joint operations is worry the Ukrainians into thinking they might be able to open a third front on the northwest of Ukraine to distract Ukrainian offensives down towards the south of the country.This confrontation was also known as the “Battle of the Three Emperors” "Now joint exercises mean whatever you want it to mean but I think the chance of a serious new force being formed in Belarus is not great.
"The Russians are putting with them it seems some of their units that have been withdrawn from the battle and some from the combined arms army are going for joint exercises with the Belarusians.
"If the Belarusians have to do something really quick for example by the end of next week they could not produce more than 6,000-7,000 troops. This week Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that he and Vladimir Putin had agreed to create a joint "regional grouping of troops".Īsked what the consequences could now be, Professor Michael Clarke, former director-general of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said Belarus' armed forces were "very weak".
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