A day later, at another small town, …
Years: 1805 - 1805
October
A day later, at another small town, Günzburg—immediately south of the Danube river—General of Division Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher's VI corps division attacks General-Major Konstantin Ghilian Karl d'Aspré's seven thousand troops in the Battle of Günzburg on October 9.
The French 59th Regiment of the Line storms a bridge over the Danube and, humiliatingly, chases two large Austrian columns toward Ulm.
The Austrians suffer two thousand casualties while the French lose seven hundred soldiers.
The French 59th Regiment of the Line storms a bridge over the Danube and, humiliatingly, chases two large Austrian columns toward Ulm.
The Austrians suffer two thousand casualties while the French lose seven hundred soldiers.
Locations
People
- Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen
- Auguste Marmont
- Ferdinand I of Austria
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Joachim Murat
- Karl Mack von Leiberich
- Michel Ney
- Napoleon
- Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Bavaria, Wittelsbach Duchy of
- Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
- Russian Empire
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Baden, Electorate and Margravate of
- Austrian Empire
- France, (first) Empire of
- Bavaria, Kingdom of
