Battle of Eckmühl
1809 battle of the War of the Fifth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Battle of Eckmühl?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Battle of Eckmühl fought on 22 April 1809, was the turning point of the 1809 Campaign, also known as the War of the Fifth Coalition. Napoleon I had been unprepared for the start of hostilities on 10 April 1809, by the Austrians under Archduke Charles of Austria and for the first time since assuming the French Imperial Crown had been forced to give up the strategic initiative to an opponent. Thanks to the dogged defense waged by the III Corps, commanded by Marshal Davout, and the Bavarian VII Corps, commanded by Marshal Lefebvre, Napoleon was able to defeat the principal Austrian army and wrest the strategic initiative for the remainder of the war.
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2012) |
Battle of Eckmühl | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition | |||||||
Battle of Eckmühl by Bagetti Giuseppe Pietro | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Austria | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
70,000[2] | 75,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000[3] | 10,700[3] | ||||||