The Battle of Amstetten was a minor engagement during the War of the Third Coalition between the First French Empire and the alliance of the Austria and Russia. It occured on November 5, 1805 when the Austrians retreating from Vienna fought a rear-guard action against Marshal Murat's cavarly and a portion of Jean Lannes' corps. The Russian troops were led by Pyotr Bagration. Prior to the main action, Murat led a reckless charge with his cavalry escort of 2 Squadrons against 3 Austrian cavalry Regiments. He was overwhelmed and forced to fall back, but the pursuing Austrians were halted by canister shot from the French Horse artillery. Murat waited for the balance of his column to arrive with Lannes. Lannes was ordered to move against positions taken by Bartation and proceeded to attack. The Russian Jagers were forced to fall back and a further attack upon Amsetten routed another grez battilion. The total number of troops on the allied side was around 6700. The Austro-Russian forces were defeated with heavy casualties. One thousand Austrian soldiers were killed, wounded, or imprisoned. Three hundred Russian soldiers were killed or wounded, and fewer than seven hundred were imprisoned. This was intended to be a delaying action and thus suceeded as the entire day was spent moving the allies out of their positions. In the Napoleonic Wars, the Third Coalition against Napoléon emerged in 1805, and consisted of an alliance of Britain, Austria, Russia, Naples, and Sweden against France. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... 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Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Joachim Murat, (March 25, 1767 - October 13, 1815), a marshal of France, was King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. ... Jean Lannes Jean Lannes, Duke of Montebello (April 11, 1769 – May 31, 1809), marshal of France, was born at Lectoure (Gers). ... Prince Pyotr Bagration (Пётр Иванович Багратион) (1765 - September 12, 1812), a descendant of the Georgian Royal family of the Bagrations, served as a Russian general. ... A Squadron is a grouping of aircraft, naval vessels, armoured fighting vehicles or soldiers. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Canister shot was a kind of anti-personnel ammunition used in cannons. ... 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[edit] References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0442223366).
• Napoleon and Austerlitz; Scott Bowden; Emperor's Press; Chicago, 1997; (ISBN 0962665576)

[edit] External links

• Napoleonic wargame site featuring an article with orders of battle and a map[1].

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