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July 1809 CE
The offensive fails against the French right but nearly breaks Napoleon's left.
However, the Emperor counters by launching a cavalry charge, which temporarily halts the Austrian advance.
He then redeploys IV Corps to stabilize his left, while setting up a grand battery, which pounds the Austrian right and center.
The tide of battle turns and the Emperor launches an offensive along the entire line, while Maréchal Louis-Nicolas Davout drives an offensive, which turns the Austrian left, and renders Charles's position untenable
Towards mid-afternoon on July 6, Charles admits defeat and leads a retreat, frustrating enemy attempts to pursue.
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André Masséna
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Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen
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Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
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François Joseph Lefebvre
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Frederick William III of Prussia
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein
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Jean Lannes
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