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Trochtelfingen
Battle Name : Trochtelfingen
Date(s) : 18 October 1805
Part of : French War of the Third Coalition , Napoleon's Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign. ,
Outcome : A victory for French Forces [Grande Armee] over Austrian Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
Soult's IV Corps and Murat's Cavalry Reserve caught Wernick's exhausted troops [mostly infantry] at Trochtelfingen. A surrender was negotiated in which Wernick agreed to all of his troops whether present or not surrendering. Field Marshall Graf Hohenzollern with 10 squadrons of Wernick's cavalry flatly refused to obey the order.
Location
A village in southern Germany about 5 miles west of Nördlingen. (Germany)
Casualty figures
French Forces [Grande Armee]
- Number engaged :
- 28,000
- Casualties :
- 0 (0.00%)
Austrian Forces
- Number engaged :
- 15,000
- Casualties :
- 15,000 (100.00%)
