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Title
Eggmühl—Day 2 Attack on Eggmühl
Description
Upon his arrival at the front, Napoleon was determined to capture the village of Eggmühl, using Wurttembergers, German allied troops who had fought very well over the past two days. Capturing Eggmühl would unhinge Charles’s line, and possibly lead to …
Publisher
Date
1809-04-22
Scenario#
311
Scenario Description
Upon his arrival at the front, Napoleon was determined to capture the village of Eggmühl, using Wurttembergers, German allied troops who had fought very well over the past two days. Capturing Eggmühl would unhinge Charles’s line, and possibly lead to a decisive victory. The Austrian General Rosenberg was alerted to the coming danger and repositioned his troops. He ordered units to pull back to defend the high ground directly behind the village, in the village itself, and along the tree-lined riverbank. Supported by artillery, the Austrian Grenzers repulsed Napoleon’s Württemberg light battalions twice. But on the third attack, the bridge was taken. By that time, Gudin’s Division had also succeeded in crossing the Grosse Laaber. Pressed from two sides, the village and the castle both fell. Napoleon wasted no time in crossing more troops to exploit the victory.
Location
Eggmühl, Germany
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Eckmühl, fought on 21 April – 22 April 1809, was the turning point of the 1809 Campaign, also known as the War of the Fifth Coalition. Napoleon I had been unprepared for the start of hostilities on 10 April 1809, by the Austrians under the Archduke Charles of Austria and for the first time since assuming the French Imperial Crown had been forced to cede the strategic initiative to an opponent. Thanks to the dogged defense waged by the III Corps, commanded by Marshal Davout, and the Bavarian VII Corps, commanded by Marshal Lefebvre, Napoleon was able to defeat the principal Austrian army and wrest the strategic initiative for the remainder of the war.
Narrative Source
Combatants
French
Austrians
Additional Information
Fifth Coalition

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