Battle of Essling

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The Battle of Essling was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Austrian forces halted Napoleon’s advance near Vienna along the Danube River.

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Battle of Essling canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Aspern-Essling ⓘ
artilleryUsed field artillery and heavy guns on the Danube islands ⓘ
AustrianCasualtiesAndLosses tens of thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
AustrianCommander Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
Johann von Hiller ⓘ
AustrianStrength approximately 90,000–100,000 troops ⓘ
belligerent Austrian Empire ⓘ
First French Empire ⓘ
campaign Danube campaign of 1809 ⓘ
causeOfDeathOf Jean Lannes ⓘ
commander Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
conflictOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryAtTime Austrian Empire ⓘ
date 21 May 1809 – 22 May 1809 ⓘ
endDate 22 May 1809 ⓘ
feature fighting around the villages of Aspern and Essling ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Wagram ⓘ
FrenchCasualtiesAndLosses tens of thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
FrenchCommander André Masséna ⓘ
Jean Lannes ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
FrenchStrength approximately 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century Europe ⓘ
involvedUnit Austrian Army of the Danube ⓘ
Grande Armée ⓘ
locatedOn Danube River ⓘ
linked to: Danube
location near Aspern and Essling, east of Vienna, Austrian Empire ⓘ
near Vienna ⓘ
notableDeath Marshal Jean Lannes ⓘ
linked to: Jean Lannes
notableFeature French pontoon bridges damaged by high water and Austrian attack ⓘ
opponentOf Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
partOf War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Aspern ⓘ
result Austrian tactical victory ⓘ
French strategic stalemate ⓘ
riverCrossingInvolved Danube River crossing by French forces ⓘ
startDate 21 May 1809 ⓘ
strategicSignificance delayed French offensive against Austria ⓘ
tacticalSignificance halted Napoleon’s advance across the Danube ⓘ
theater Central European theater of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
typeOfWarfare Napoleonic linear warfare ⓘ
year 1809 ⓘ

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Battle of Aspern-Essling → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Essling ⓘ
Prince of Essling → namedAfter → Battle of Essling ⓘ