Battle of Landshut

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The Battle of Landshut was a major 1809 engagement of the War of the Fifth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians in Bavaria, helping to secure French control in southern Germany.

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instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
belligerent Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
First French Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
campaign Danube campaign of 1809 NERFINISHED
combatantSide Austria NERFINISHED
France and allies NERFINISHED
commander Jean Lannes NERFINISHED
Johann von Hiller NERFINISHED
Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED
Napoleon I NERFINISHED
conflictOf War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED
countryAtTime Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
date 21 April 1809
era Age of Napoleon NERFINISHED
followedBy Battle of Eckmühl NERFINISHED
hasCasualties Austrian casualties
French and allied casualties
hasParticipant Austrian cavalry
Austrian infantry
French cavalry
French infantry
involvedUnit Austrian army of Johann von Hiller NERFINISHED
Grande Armée NERFINISHED
location Bavaria NERFINISHED
Landshut NERFINISHED
southern Germany
notableFor capture of Austrian supplies and equipment
rapid French maneuvering
opponentOf Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
partOf Coalition Wars NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars
precededBy Battle of Abensberg NERFINISHED
region Central Europe
result French control of southern Germany strengthened
French victory
defeat of Austrian forces
river Isar River NERFINISHED
significance contributed to the defeat of the Austrian 1809 offensive
helped secure French dominance in Bavaria
strategicObjective to cut Austrian lines of communication
to seize bridges over the Isar River
theater German theatre of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 19th century
year 1809

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Battle of Abensberg followedBy Battle of Landshut