Charles leaves forty thousand troops under Rosenburg…

April 1809 CE

Charles leaves forty thousand troops under Rosenburg and Hohenzollern to attack Davout and Lefebvre
on April 22, while detaching two corps under Kollowrat and Lichtenstein to march for Abbach and gain undisputed control of the river bank.

At 1:30 pm, however, the sound of gunfire from the south can be heard—Napoleon has arrived.

Davout immediately orders an attack along the entire line despite numerical inferiority; the 10th Light Infantry Regiment successfully storms the village of Leuchling and goes on to capture the woods of Unter-Leuchling with horrific casualties.

Napoleon's reinforcements are soon crippling the Austrian left.

The Battle of Eckmühl ends in a convincing French victory, and Charles decides to withdraw over the Danube towards Regensburg.

Locations
Regensburg Bayern Germany View →

People
André Masséna View → Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen View → Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor View → François Joseph Lefebvre View → Frederick William III of Prussia View → Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein View → Jean Lannes View → Louis-Alexandre Berthier View → Louis-Nicolas Davout View → Napoleon View →

Groups
Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, (first) Empire of View → Austrian Empire View → Bavaria, Kingdom of View →

Topics
Napoleonic Wars View → Fifth Coalition, War of the View →

Subjects
Conflict View → Government View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
People: Alfonso Fróilaz
Location: Cape St. Vincent Portugal
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.