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Encyclopedia > Battle of Elchingen
War of the Third Coalition
Wertingen – Haslach-Jungingen – ElchingenUlmTrafalgarCaldiero – Amstetten – Dürenstein – Schöngrabern – Austerlitz

The Battle of Elchingen was fought on October 14, 1805, between French forces and a small Austrian force. The French were led by Marshal Michel Ney, and were victorious. 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. ... The Capitulation Of Ulm The Battle of Ulm, of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought in 1805 at Ulm in Wurttemberg. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland First French Empire, Spain Commanders The Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 2 others France: 18 ships of the line, 8 others Spain: 15 ships of the line Casualties 449 killed; 1,214... The Battle of Caldiero took place on October 30, 1805. ... Combatants First French Empire Russia, Austrian Empire Commanders Napoleon I, Louis Nicolas Davout Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Alexander I, Franz von Weyrother Strength 75,000 95,000 Casualties 9,000 25,000 dead, wounded or captured Map of the battle from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ...


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HistWar: Les Gognards Battle History (1416 words)
Keeping on moving forward, in battle formation and let the enemy think that the 5,000 soldiers are just the advanced guard of the army.
The enemy, in battle formation, would progress towards the town or village and attack the skirmishers, who would commence a galling fire on them, all the while moving back and drawing the enemy towards the strong point...
The enemy, preoccupied with the battle for the strongpoint, fail to notice the French reserves who move from their concealed positions to envelop the attackers and attack them from the rear.
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