Battle of Hohenlinden

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The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hohenlinden
surface form: Schlacht bei Hohenlinden
AustrianCasualtiesApprox over 12,000
AustrianCommanderRank Archduke
AustrianGunsCaptured about 80
AustrianPrisonersTaken about 7,000
belligerent Electorate of Bavaria
French Republic
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
campaign War of the Second Coalition
surface form: Danube campaign of 1800
commander Antoine Richepanse
Archduke John of Austria
Franz von Lauer
Moreau
surface form: Jean Victor Marie Moreau

Michel Ney
Paul Grenier
conflict War of the Second Coalition
countryAtTheTime Electorate of Bavaria
date 3 December 1800
decisiveFor French dominance in Central Europe
end of the War of the Second Coalition in Germany
era French Revolutionary Wars
surface form: French Revolutionary era
followedBy Armistice of Steyr
Treaty of Lunéville
FrenchCasualtiesApprox about 3,000
FrenchCommanderRank General of Division
front German front of the War of the Second Coalition
location Bavaria
Germany
Battle of Hohenlinden self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hohenlinden
notableUnit Army of the Danube
Army of the Rhine
opponentState Holy Roman Empire
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
precededBy Battle of Ampfing
region Upper Bavaria
relatedWork poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell
result French victory
significance confirmed Moreau as one of France’s leading generals
forced Austria to seek peace with France
secured French strategic control of southern Germany
tacticsUsed Austrian columnar advance
French flank attack
terrain heavily forested area
snow-covered battlefield
theatre War of the First Coalition
surface form: German theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
year 1800

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French Revolutionary Wars significantEvent Battle of Hohenlinden
Second Coalition notableBattle Battle of Hohenlinden
Battle of Hohenlinden location Battle of Hohenlinden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hohenlinden
Battle of Hohenlinden alsoKnownAs Battle of Hohenlinden
this entity surface form: Schlacht bei Hohenlinden
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg battle Battle of Hohenlinden
War of the Second Coalition significantEvent Battle of Hohenlinden
Michel Ney participatedIn Battle of Hohenlinden
poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell subject Battle of Hohenlinden
subject surface form: Hohenlinden
poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell isAboutEvent Battle of Hohenlinden
subject surface form: Hohenlinden
Battle of Ampfing preludeTo Battle of Hohenlinden
Battle of Ampfing followedBy Battle of Hohenlinden
Battle of Ampfing partOfCampaign Battle of Hohenlinden
this entity surface form: Moreau’s 1800 campaign in southern Germany
Battle of Ampfing relatedEvent Battle of Hohenlinden
Archduke John of Austria notableBattle Battle of Hohenlinden
Jean Victor Marie Moreau notableBattle Battle of Hohenlinden
Consular Guard notableEngagement Battle of Hohenlinden