Battle of Engen

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The Battle of Engen was a 1800 engagement during the War of the Second Coalition in which French forces under General Moreau clashed with Austrian troops in southwestern Germany, contributing to French strategic gains in the campaign.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
AustrianCasualtiesApprox 5000
AustrianCommander Pál Kray
belligerent French First Republic
Habsburg Monarchy
campaign Danube campaign of 1800
combatant Austrian army
French Army of the Rhine
linked to: Army of the Rhine
commander Jean Victor Marie Moreau
conflict War of the Second Coalition
countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
date 3 May 1800
era French Revolutionary era
followedBy Battle of Stockach (1800)
FrenchCasualtiesApprox 4000
FrenchCommander Jean Victor Marie Moreau
location Baden-Württemberg
Engen
southwestern Germany
notableCommander Jean Victor Marie Moreau
Pál Kray
objective to push Austrian forces back from the Rhine
outcome Austrian withdrawal toward Stockach
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
precededBy French crossing of the Rhine in 1800
result French strategic success
French tactical advantage
theatre German theatre of the War of the Second Coalition
year 1800

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Army of the Danube notableEngagement Battle of Engen