Fall of Berlin (1806)

Fall of Berlin
	Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition
	; Entry of Napoleon into Berlin by Charles Meynier. Napoleon entering Berlin with the Brandenburg Gate in the background.
Date	24 October 1806
Location	Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia52°31′12″N 13°24′18″E / 52.52000°N 13.40500°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon I	Frederick William III
	Location within Europe

War of the Fourth Coalition

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106miles

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⬤ Napoleon not in command

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The fall of Berlin took place on 24 October 1806 when the Prussian capital of Berlin was captured by French forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. Berlin fell 15 days after the beginning of the war. The French Emperor Napoleon entered the city after three days, from which he issued his Berlin Decree implementing his Continental System. Large-scale plundering of Berlin took place.