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title: French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau
author: Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17651/french-cavalry-charge-at-the-battle-of-eylau/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-07-18
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# French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau

_Authored by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort_

## Image File

[![French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17651.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17651.jpg)

## Image Caption

On 8 February 1807, the second day of the [Battle of Eylau](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2258/battle-of-eylau/), Marshal [Joachim Murat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Joachim_Murat/) leads the French Cavalry Reserve in a massive charge; involving over 11,000 men, it is one of the greatest cavalry charges of history. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort.

[Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fort, J. (2023, July 18). French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17651/french-cavalry-charge-at-the-battle-of-eylau/>
### Chicago
Fort, Jean-Antoine-Siméon. "French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17651/french-cavalry-charge-at-the-battle-of-eylau/>.
### MLA
Fort, Jean-Antoine-Siméon. "French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17651/french-cavalry-charge-at-the-battle-of-eylau/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Eylau_1807_by_Jean-Antoine-Sim%C3%A9on.jpg) by [**Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Eylau_1807_by_Jean-Antoine-Sim%C3%A9on.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 18 July 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.