The Battle of Saafeld took place on October 10, 1806, between 7,000 Prussians under Prince Louis of Prussia and a division of Lannes' corps under the Marshal himself. The Prussian infantry was broken and driven under the walls of Saalfeld, whereupon the Prince put himself at the head of his cavalry and charged the advancing French. The charge was repulsed and the Prince, refusing to surrender, was cut down and killed. The Prussians lost in this action 400 killed and wounded, 1,000 prisoners and 20 guns.
Saalfeld, a town of Germany in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia, is situated on the left bank of the Saale, some 50 km south of Weimar and 130 km south-west of Leipzig by road.
But perhaps the most interesting relic of the past in Saalfeld is the ruin of the Hoher Schwarm, called later the Sorbenburg, said to have been erected in the 7th century.
Saalfeld is situated in one of the busiest parts of Thuringia and has a number of prosperous industries, including the manufacture of machinery, bricks, colors, malt, cigars, hosiery and vinegar.
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