Battle of Schöngrabern
1805 Battle during the War of the Third Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the battle of 1805. For the 1809 battle of Hollabrunn, see Battle of Hollabrunn (1809). For the 1809 combat of Schöngrabern, see Combat of Schöngrabern.
The Battle of Schöngrabern, also known as the Battle of Hollabrunn, was an engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition, fought on 16 November 1805 near Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, four weeks after the Battle of Ulm and two weeks before the Battle of Austerlitz (Slavkov, Moravia - now Czech Republic).[3]
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Battle of Schöngrabern (or Hollabrunn) | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
Battle of Shengraben (of Hollabrunn) by K. Bujnitsky | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pyotr Bagration | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,661[2]-30,000[1] | 7,000[1]-7,300[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,200[2]-2,000[1] | 2,648[2]-3,000[1] | ||||||
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