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Steyer [now Steyr]
Battle Name : Steyer [now Steyr]
Date(s) : 04 November 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
The morale of the retreating Austrians was low and they were nearing exhaustion. The pursuers in the form of Davout's III Corps of the Grande Armee were, by contrast, bouyed up by the ease of their repeated successes. Most of the Austrians surrendered and this ended Merveldt's Corps as an effective fighting force.
Location
A town in central Austria about 17 miles south of Linz. (Austria)
Casualty figures
French Forces [Grande Armee]
- Number engaged :
- 3,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
Austrian Forces
- Number engaged :
- 4,000
- Casualties :
- 2,000 (50.00%)
