| Battle of Steyr | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 First French Empire |
 Habsburg Empire Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Louis-Nicolas Davout |
Maximilian, Count of Merveldt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 | 4,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 2,000[1] | ||||||
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Battle of Steyr (French; German language: Schlacht bei Steyr) was a battle that took place November 4 1805 and between the French army under the command of Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian army under the command of General Maximilian, Count of Merveldt on the other during the War of the Third Coalition. 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Smith, Digby (1998). The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. pp. 211. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
Sources[]
- Sur les pas de la Grande Armée — 1805[dead link], page 165
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