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Kanth
Battle Name : Kanth
Date(s) : 14 May 1807
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the Fourth Coalition , Napoleon's Eylau-Friedland Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for Prussian Forces over French Forces [Grande Armee]
Type of battle : Land
Summary
A fierce determined attack by the Prussians on a slightly larger group of Bavarians and Saxons. General Lefebvre, the X Corps commander, only escaped by swimming the river Weistritz.
Location
A village [now Katy Wroclawskie] in Prussian Silesia [now Poland] about 10 miles south of Breslau [now Wroclaw]. (Poland)
Casualty figures
French Forces [Grande Armee]
- Number engaged :
- 2,000
- Casualties :
- 500 (25.00%)
Prussian Forces
- Number engaged :
- 1,600
- Casualties :
- 472 (29.50%)
