Battle of Hollabrunn (1809)
1809 combat during the War of the Fifth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the battle of 1809. For the 1805 battle, see Battle of Schöngrabern.
The Battle of Hollabrunn was a rearguard action fought on 9 July 1809 by Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Johann von Klenau against elements of the French IV Corps of the Armée d'Allemagne, under the command of André Masséna.[3]
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Battle of Hollabrunn | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition | |||||||
Battle of Hollabrunn by Siméon Fort, 1837 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Empire | Austrian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
André Masséna | Johann von Klenau | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
11,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
over 320[1] | 1,200[2] |
Close
The battle ended in favour of the Austrians, with Masséna forced to break off the combat and wait for his remaining divisions to reinforce him, but the French Marshal was able to gather crucial intelligence about the intentions of his enemy.[4]