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Nördlingen


Battle Name : Nördlingen

Date(s) : 17 October 1805

Part of : French War of the Third Coalition , Napoleon's Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign. ,

Outcome : An inconclusive engagement between French Forces [Grande Armee] and Austrian Forces

Type of battle : Land

Summary

A purely cavalry action with twelve squadrons on each side. Losses on both sides were slight and the encounter merely acted as a 'hurry up' call to the Austrian retreat.

Location

A town in southern Germany about 18 miles northwest of Donauwörth. (Germany)

Casualty figures

French Forces [Grande Armee]

Number engaged :
1,200

Casualties :
n/a

Austrian Forces

Number engaged :
1,200

Casualties :
n/a