Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Battle of Auerstedt in 1806.
Historical background
On 14 October 1806, Napoleon defeated one Prussian army at Jena while Davout’s III Corps met another near Auerstedt. Davout faced a substantially larger force and held his corps together under repeated attacks.
His troops counterattacked and forced the Prussians to withdraw. The two defeats on the same day shattered Prussia’s main field armies and helped open the way to Berlin.
