Battle of Wagram

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The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.

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instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Deutsch-Wagram
artilleryUsage featured massive artillery bombardments
AustrianCommander Archduke Charles
AustrianObjective halt French advance into the Austrian Empire
AustrianStrength about 140000 soldiers
belligerent Austrian Empire
First French Empire
campaign Danube campaign of 1809
casualtiesAndLosses very heavy on both sides
commandedBy Archduke Charles of Austria
Napoleon I of France
commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Napoleon I
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country Austrian Empire
date 5 July 1809
6 July 1809
endDate 6 July 1809
followedBy Battle of Znaim
FrenchCommander Napoleon I
FrenchObjective force Austria to sue for peace
FrenchStrength about 170000 soldiers
hasParticipant Austrian army
Grande Armée
historicalPeriod early 19th century
ledTo Treaty of Schönbrunn
location Marchfeld plain
near Wagram, Lower Austria
modernCountry Austria
nearSettlement Deutsch-Wagram
notableUnit Bavarian troops allied with France
French Imperial Guard
Hungarian regiments in the Austrian army
Saxon troops allied with France
opponent Austria
France
partOf War of the Fifth Coalition
precededBy Battle of Aspern-Essling
result French victory
decisive French victory
scale one of the largest battles of the Napoleonic Wars
startDate 5 July 1809
strategicConsequence Austrian defeat in the War of the Fifth Coalition
French dominance in Central Europe
theatre Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
year 1809


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