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Raab [Siege]


Battle Name : Raab [Siege]

Date(s) : 15 June 1809 - 22 June 1809

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Austrian Campaign 1809 ,

Outcome : A victory for Franco-Italian Forces over Austrian Garrison

Type of battle : Land

Summary

Siege artillery did not come up until the 18th and began firing on the 20th. Only light casualties were suffered by both sides. The garrison were allowed to go free on condition that they would not fight against France or her allies again in 1809.

Location

A fortified town [now Gyor] in Hungary near the Slovak border approximately 70 miles west northwest of Budapest. (Hungary)

Casualty figures

Franco-Italian Forces

Number engaged :
15,000

Casualties :
n/a

Austrian Garrison

Number engaged :
2,500

Casualties :
n/a