Battle of Wiesloch (1799)
Battle of Wiesloch (1799) | |||||||
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Part of War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
![]() Location of Wiesloch in Baden-Württemberg | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count Anton Sztáray | Claude Lecourbe | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500 (10%) | 1,500 (8.82%) |
The Battle of Wiesloch (German: Schlacht bei Wiesloch) occurred on 3 December 1799, during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.[1] Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly commanded the far right wing protecting the main Austrian army in Swabia, under the command of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. With the victory at Wiesloch (on 3 December), Sztáray's force drove the French from the right bank of the Rhine and relieved the fortress at Philippsburg.
References[]
- ^ "On this day in history, December 3". 2014 Cox Television Tulsa, LLC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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- Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Battles involving France
- Battles involving Austria
- Battles of the War of the Second Coalition
- Conflicts in 1799
- 1799 in the Holy Roman Empire
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