Battle of Steyr
Part of the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Steyr by Siméon Fort, 1835
Date4 November 1805
Location
Steyr
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Empire
Russian Empire Russia
Commanders and leaders
France Louis-Nicolas Davout Holy Roman Empire Maximilian, Count of Merveldt
Strength
3,000 4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 2,000[1]
War of the Third Coalition:
Austria
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Battle of Steyr (French: Bataille de Steyr; German: Schlacht bei Steyr) was fought on 4 November 1805 between the French army under the command of Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian army under the command of General Maximilian, Count of Merveldt during the War of the Third Coalition. It ended in French victory.[1]

Background

The Gyulai regiment took part in the battle from Austria; On the French side, he was opposed by the 13th Light Infantry Regiment and the 30th Infantry Regiment (parts of the Third Corps of the French Army).

After the victory, Davout managed to cross the Enns River and resume the "march to Vienna". Already November 5 the Battle of Amstetten will begin

References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith, Digby (1998). The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books. p. 211. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.

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