| 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 | |||||||
Austria |
France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Count Anton Sztáray | Claude Lecourbe | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 (10%) | 1,500 (8.82%) | ||||||
Austria
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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| Battle of Wiesloch (1799) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
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Location of Wiesloch in Baden-Württemberg | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
|
Austria |
France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Count Anton Sztáray | Claude Lecourbe | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 (10%) | 1,500 (8.82%) | ||||||
Austria
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.
External links
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| This article about a battle in Austrian history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This European history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |