Battle of Mösskirch
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The Battle of Mösskirch was a 1800 engagement during the War of the Second Coalition in which French forces clashed with Austrian troops in southwestern Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mösskirch canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForce |
French Revolutionary Army
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Austrian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AustrianCasualties |
approximately 4,000 killed or wounded
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several guns lost ⓘ several standards lost ⓘ |
| AustrianCommanderRank | Feldzeugmeister Pál Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AustrianStrength | approximately 48,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
|
| campaign | Moreau’s 1800 German campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Austrian army
NERFINISHED
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French Army of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Claude Lecourbe
NERFINISHED
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Grenier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pál Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 5 May 1800 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Biberach (1800) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Battle of Stockach (1800) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | approximately 2,000 killed or wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderRank | General of Division Jean Victor Marie Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchStrength | approximately 52,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Upper Danube region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mösskirch
NERFINISHED
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southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French flanking maneuvers
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Moreau’s operational maneuvering against Kray ⓘ |
| opponent | forces of General Pál Kray ⓘ |
| outcome | Austrian forces retreated ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danube campaign of 1800
NERFINISHED
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French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to French control in southwestern Germany
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helped drive Austrian forces back toward the Danube ⓘ |
| theatre | German theatre of the War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1800 ⓘ |
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