Battle of Elchingen
Battle of Elchingen in 1805
Monastery church of Elchingen. In the foreground you can see the battlefield where Napoleon defeated the Austrians in 1805.
Friedhofsmauer Oberelchingen
Tod von Oberst Gérard Lacuée in der Schlacht von Günzburg (9. Oktober 1805), signiert Moreau de Tours, rückseitig Legende der Schlacht, Öl auf Leinwand, 32,5 x 24,5 cm
Le colonel Auguste de Colbert-Chabanais, du 10e régiment de chasseurs à cheval, à la bataille d'Elchingen, le 14 octobre 1805.
Le maréchal Ney à la bataille d'Elchingen, le 14 octobre 1805.
Schlacht von Elchingen
Historical Overview
The Battle of Elchingen, fought on 14 October 1805, saw French forces under Michel Ney rout an Austrian corps led by Johann Sigismund Riesch. This defeat led to a large part of the Austrian army being invested in the fortress of Ulm by the army of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France while other formations fled to the east. Soon afterward, the Austrians trapped in Ulm surrendered and the French mopped up most of the remaining Austrian forces, bringing the Ulm Campaign to a close.
Quick Facts
Grande Armée
- Commander: Michel Ney
- Strength: ca. 20.000
- Casualties: ca. 1.500
Archduchy of Austria
- Commander: Johann v. Riesch
- Strength: ca. 15.000
- Casualties: ca. 6.000
Strategic Context
Final encirclement of the main Austrian army in Ulm.
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