Battle of Lambach
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{{Short description|1805 battle during the War of the Third Coalition}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Lambach
| partof = the War of the Third Coalition
| image = Marc-Antoine de Beaumont.jpg
| caption = Marc-Antoine de Beaumont
| date = 31 October 1805
| place = Lambach, Oberösterreich, Austrian Empire
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| result = French victory
| combatant1 = {{flag|First French Empire}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Russian Empire}}
{{flag|Austrian Empire}}
| commander1 = {{plainlist|
- {{flagdeco|First French Empire}} Louis-Nicolas Davout
- {{flagdeco|First French Empire}} Marc Antoine de Beaumont
}}
| commander2 = {{plainlist|
- {{flagdeco|Russian Empire}} Pyotr Bagration
- {{flagdeco|Austrian Empire}} Emanuel Schustekh
}}
| strength1 = Unknown
| strength2 = 3,700 men
12 guns
| casualties1 = {{flagdeco|First French Empire}} 50 killed or wounded
| casualties2 = {{flagdeco|Russian Empire}} 148 killed or wounded
1 cannon lost
{{flagdeco|Austrian Empire}} 400 killed or wounded
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}}
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The Battle of Lambach (Russian: Бой при Ламбахе, French: Bataille de Lambach, German: Gefecht bei Lambach) was a minor French victory where the French vanguard won against an Austro-Russian force under Pjotr Bagration (Russia) and Emanuel Freiherr Schustekh (Austria) on 31 October 1805 at Lambach in Oberösterreich, today Austria, during the Napoleonic Wars.
Background
File:Louis nicolas davout.jpg Louis Nicolas Davout commanded the French troops during the battle of Lambach.]]
After surrounding and defeating an Austrian army at Ulm in October 1805, Napoleon's army, supported by the Bavarian Army, marched to the east. On 30 October (or 31, depending on how you look at the campaign), Beaumont's vanguard engaged and defeated a minor Austrian force in the battle of Mehrnbach (also called battle of Ried).
Battle
Not long after Beaumont reached the fortified Russian positions. None of the opposing sides actually wanted to fight (the Russians had 4 jäger battalions, some hussars, and a few horse artillery cannons, while the French had 3 cavalry regiments and 2 infantry regiments). Therefore, this part of the battle was limited to a small fight and firefight over a village near the Russian positions.{{CN|date=May 2023}}
The Austrians, under Major General Schustekh, wanted to cross the Traun river and unite with the main army under Kutusov.{{sfn|Smith|1998|p=210}} His rearguard was pushed back by the French, and soon the fighting came to the bridge over the river. Though the Austrians set fire on it, the French crossed the river by boat a while later.{{CN|date=May 2023}}
At Lambach the French lost around 50 men, the Russians 148 men and 1 cannon. The Austrians lost around 400 men.{{CN|date=May 2023}}
Aftermath
The battle of Lambach was a part of several Austrian and Russian attempts to slow down the French advance, to give Kutusov's army time to retreat. Though these battles were mostly defeats, they gave time to Kutusov's army, so they could retreat. On 13 November French troops entered Vienna without a shot being fired. On 2 December the Austro-Russian army was defeated at Austerlitz. A few days later the war of the Third Coalition was over.
Notes
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References
- {{Cite book | last=Smith | first=Digby | date=1998 | title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book | publisher=Greenhill}}
External links
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Category:1805 in the Austrian Empire
Category:History of Upper Austria
Category:Battles of the War of the Third Coalition involving Austria
Category:Battles of the War of the Third Coalition involving Russia