Krems is heavily damaged; the French plunder the town at least twice, and "barbarously handled" its inhabitants.

Both sides claim victory.

Although losses are fairly equal in terms of numbers—four thousand wounded or dead on each side—the Coalition forces had gone into battle with twenty-four thousand men while the French had started with Gazan's division of about six thousand, which had grown close to eight thousand when Dupont's men joined the fighting in the afternoon.

Regardless, Gazan's division has been nearly destroyed; the thirty percent losses experienced by the French had fallen predominantly on his division.

Clearly for both sides, the fighting was hard.

The weather had been cold; an early storm had left slick icy mud in the roadways, and icicles "like chandeliers" hung from the trees.

For the Coalition, the Russians are secure on the north bank of the Danube, awaiting reinforcements from Galicia; the bridges between Linz and Vienna have been destroyed, making French access to the Austrian capital more difficult, but not impossible.

After six months of fighting in which the Austrians had enjoyed little good news, the Coalition can claim a difficult and timely victory.

The French had retreated from the field with a badly mauled division and Kutuzov has secured the right flank.

Indeed, Francis is so pleased with the outcome at Dürenstein that he will award Kutuzov the Military Order of Maria Theresa.