Battle of Amstetten

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The Battle of Amstetten was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces clashed with retreating Russian and Austrian troops in Austria as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.

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Battle of Amstetten canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

First French Empire
Russian Empire
campaign Ulm–Austerlitz campaign
surface form: Napoleon’s 1805 campaign in Austria
campaignObjective to delay the French pursuit
cause retreat of Russian and Austrian forces before Napoleon’s advance
chronology fought after the Ulm campaign and before Austerlitz
combatantSide Coalition side: Russian Empire and Austrian Empire
First French Empire
surface form: French side: First French Empire
commander Austrian officers attached to the Russian rearguard
Michel Ney
Mikhail Miloradovich
Pyotr Bagration
conflict Napoleonic Wars
War of the Third Coalition
country Austria
date 5 November 1805
era early 19th century
followedBy Battle of Austerlitz
forcesInvolved Austrian troops
French troops
Russian troops
geographicalRegion Danube valley region of Austria
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era
surface form: Age of Napoleon
location Amstetten
Austria
Lower Austria
natureOfAction rearguard action
opponent Austrian forces
French forces
Russian forces
partOf Napoleon’s 1805 campaign against the Third Coalition
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign
coalition warfare against Napoleonic France
precededBy Battle of Dürenstein
result French tactical victory
significance contributed to the continued French advance towards Austerlitz
status historical event
strategicContext retreat of the Russo-Austrian army towards Moravia
theater Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
typeOfWarfare land battle
weaponry muskets and artillery typical of Napoleonic warfare
year 1805

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War of the Third Coalition hasPart Battle of Amstetten
Battle of Mariazell precededBy Battle of Amstetten