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