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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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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Battle of Eckmühl campaign Danube campaign of 1809
this entity surface form: 1809 Danube campaign
Battle of Essling campaign Danube campaign of 1809
Battle of Raab campaign Danube campaign of 1809
Battle of Znaim campaign Danube campaign of 1809
Battle of Abensberg partOfCampaign Danube campaign of 1809
Battle of Eckmühl theatre Danube campaign of 1809