Battle of Theiningen
1796 battle during the War of the First Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Theiningen took place in Germany on 22–23 August 1796 during the War of the First Coalition. A French division, led by Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, repulsed an attempted encirclement, and fought a successful rearguard action, despite being outnumbered three-to-one, against an Austrian army led by Archduke Charles of Austria, allowing the French Army of Sambre and Meuse to retreat toward the Rhine.[8]
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Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
General Bernadotte Charges the Austrian Center at the Battle of Theiningen | |||||||
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First French Republic | Habsburg monarchy | ||||||
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General of Division Bernadotte (WIA) | Archduke Charles | ||||||
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9000[4] | 28,000[5] | ||||||
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Moderate[6] | Moderate[7] | ||||||
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