Danube campaign of 1809
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The Danube campaign of 1809 was a major theater of the War of the Fifth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought the Austrian Empire along the Danube River, culminating in decisive battles that reshaped the balance of power in Central Europe.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 1809 Danube campaign | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith | War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederation of the Rhine states NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | reaffirmation of French hegemony over Austria ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1809-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Schönbrunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAlong | Danube River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| includesBattle |
Battle of Abensberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Aspern-Essling NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eckmühl NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Landshut (1809) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Raab NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ratisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Austrian main army of Archduke Charles
ⓘ
Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | French occupation of Vienna in 1809 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ vicinity of Vienna ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first major battlefield defeat of Napoleon at Aspern-Essling
ⓘ
large-scale river crossings of the Danube ⓘ use of rapid operational maneuver by Napoleon ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Archduke Charles of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial Austrian invasion of Bavaria ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Danube River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian defeat
ⓘ
French strategic victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1809-04 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to defeat the Austrian main army along the Danube
ⓘ
to secure French dominance in Central Europe ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
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1809 Danube campaign