Battle of Eckmühl
Eckmuhl_April_21.jpg, Map of the situation at the Battle of Eckmuhl as of Midnight April 21-22, 1809
War of the Fifth Coalition, battle of Eckmühl in April 22, 1809.
Une des illustrations du tome 2 de l'ouvrage Dictionnaire populaire illustré d'histoire, de géographie, de biographie, de technologie, de mythologie, d'antiquités, des beaux-arts et de littérature, rédigé et édité par Edmond Alonnier & Joseph Décembre
La bataille d'Eckmühl le 22 avril 1809 à 6 heures du soir
Monument to the battle of Eckmühl at the site of the battle
Combat de cavalerie entre cuirassiers français et autrichiens au soir de la bataille d'Eckmühl, le 22 avril 1809. Inférieurs en nombre et dépourvus d'artillerie, les cavaliers autrichiens furent mis en déroute.
Napoleon in 1809, battle of Regensburg
This collage was derived from: File:Abensberg.jpg, File:Louis Hersent-Crossing the bridge at Landshut.jpg, File:Battle of Eckmühl.jpg, File:Thevenin-Storming of Ratisbon.jpg, File:Fernand Cormon 005.jpg, File:Wagram-Napoleon and Bessières.jpg
Historical Overview
The Battle of Eckmühl fought on 21–22 April 1809, was the turning point of the 1809 Campaign, also known as the War of the Fifth Coalition. Napoleon I had been unprepared for the start of hostilities on 10 April 1809, by the Austrians under Archduke Charles of Austria, and for the first time since assuming the French Imperial Crown had been forced to give up the strategic initiative to an opponent. Thanks to the dogged defense waged by the III Corps, commanded by Marshal Davout, and the Bavarian VII Corps, commanded by Marshal Lefebvre, Napoleon was able to defeat the principal Austrian army and wrest the strategic initiative for the remainder of the war.
Quick Facts
Grande Armée
- Commander: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Strength: ca. 65.000
- Casualties: ca. 3.000
Archduchy of Austria
- Commander: Erzh. Karl
- Strength: ca. 75.000
- Casualties: ca. 12.000
Strategic Context
Conclusion of operations south of the Danube before the march on Vienna.
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Historical Locations
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