Battle of Teugen-Hausen
Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 19 April 1809
Adres wydawniczy: Freiburg im Breisgau : Herder'sche Verlagshandlung, 1857Współtwórcy: Dürrich, Ferdinand von OpracowanieOpis fizyczny: 1 atlas (94 strony, 140 kart) : litografia ; 27 cm
Battle of Teugen-Hausen Map, 19 April 1809
Karte - Stahlstich - (Schlacht) Treffen bei Thann am 14. April 1809
Stellungsplan der Schlacht bei Teugn - Hausen am 19. 1809 Aus Moltke's militärische Werke, III, 2
Historical Overview
The Battle of Teugen–Hausen or the Battle of Thann was an engagement that occurred during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was fought on 19 April 1809 between the French III Corps led by Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian III Armeekorps commanded by Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. When the Austrians withdrew that evening, the French won a hard-fought victory over their opponents. The site of the battle is a wooded height approximately halfway between the villages of Teugn and Hausen in Lower Bavaria, part of modern-day Germany.
Quick Facts
Grande Armée
- Commander: Louis Davout
- Strength: ca. 20.000
- Casualties: ca. 2.300
Archduchy of Austria
- Commander: Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Strength: ca. 35.000
- Casualties: ca. 3.000
Strategic Context
Opening the campaign; securing the junction of French corps.
Related Literature
Die Schlacht: Waterloo 1815
Historical Locations
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