Battle of Eggmühl

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The Battle of Eggmühl was a major 1809 engagement of the War of the Fifth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrian army in Bavaria, helping to secure French dominance in Central Europe.

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Battle of Eggmühl canonical 1
Eckmühl 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Eckmühl
belligerent Austrian Empire
First French Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
campaign Danube campaign of 1809
combatantSide Austria
France and allies
commandedBy André Masséna
Archduke Charles of Austria
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Johann von Hiller
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Napoleon I
Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
commemoratedBy Military histories of the Napoleonic Wars
conflict War of the Fifth Coalition
country Kingdom of Bavaria
date 22 April 1809
endDate 22 April 1809
era Napoleonic Wars
followedBy Battle of Ratisbon
hasCasualties Austrian casualties
French and allied casualties
hasParticipant André Masséna
Archduke Charles of Austria
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Napoleon I
involvedMilitaryUnit Austrian Army of Germany
French Grande Armée
linked to: Grande Armée
location Bavaria
Eggmühl
Kingdom of Bavaria
partOf War of the Fifth Coalition
precededBy Battle of Abensberg
region Central Europe
result French victory
significance Major engagement of the War of the Fifth Coalition
startDate 22 April 1809
strategicEffect Forced Austrian retreat
Secured French dominance in Central Europe
tacticalOutcome French forces broke Austrian positions near Eggmühl
theatre Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
year 1809

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Battle of Eckmühl alsoKnownAs Battle of Eggmühl
Prince of Eckmühl namedAfter Eckmühl
linked to: Battle of Eggmühl