Will Kürlich Kerl
Banned
What happens if the Prussians and Saxons won against the French at the Battle of Jena in 1806?
Not much chance of a Prussian victory at Jena - the French were mostly concentrated, experienced and led by Napoleon at the height of his powers. Now, a Prussian victory at Auerstadt is a different matter - just have Brunswick remain unwounded so that the Prussian command doesn't break down to the point where that twit Frederick William III takes over. Davout gets crushed and the Prussian main body then has a chance of influencing matters at Jena. Probably the same result ensues but it's a harder battle.
This.
A bloody victory at Auerstadt would at least preserve the Prussians to fight another day.
I don't think the Prussians were sufficiently mobile to crush Davout and get to Jena in time but at least they could cover the retreat from Jena
A larger force of Prussians could make Eylau even more interesting.
Matbe, but paradoxically... it could be worse for them. They won't stop Napoleon, not in long range. If they annoy him enough, he'll break their country (as he planned otl), and most likely won't heed to Tzars pleas.
He could not have done much more to dismember Prussia than he did already. Besides - he's run out of family to elevate to royalty by then hadn't he![]()
Davout gets crushed and the Prussian main body then has a chance of influencing matters at Jena.