Which French marshal defeated the Prussians at the Battle of Auerstedt?

Louis-Nicolas Davout was the French marshal who defeated the Prussians at the Battle of Auerstedt. On 14 October 1806, his III Corps fought and defeated a much larger Prussian force near the village of Auerstedt in Saxony.

Davout’s victory was part of the War of the Fourth Coalition and occurred on the same day as Napoleon’s larger victory at Jena, roughly 20 miles away. At Auerstedt, Davout faced the main Prussian army under the Duke of Brunswick and King Frederick William III. Despite being heavily outnumbered, his troops held their ground, used disciplined formations, and counterattacked effectively.

The battle demonstrated Davout’s exceptional battlefield control and the quality of his corps. Napoleon initially doubted Davout’s report that he had defeated the main Prussian army, but the scale of the victory soon became clear. Davout was later given the honorary title Duke of Auerstedt.

The other listed marshals were associated with major Napoleonic battles, but not as the French commander responsible for the Auerstedt victory.