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Battle of Steyr (French: Bataille de Steyr; German: Schlacht bei Steyr) was fought on 4 November 1805 between the French army under the command of Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian army under the command of General Maximilian, Count of Merveldt during the War of the Third Coalition. It ended in French victory.[1]

Background

The Gyulai regiment took part in the battle from Austria; On the French side, he was opposed by the 13th Light Infantry Regiment and the 30th Infantry Regiment (parts of the Third Corps of the French Army).

After the victory, Davout managed to cross the Enns River and resume the "march to Vienna". Already November 5 the Battle of Amstetten will begin

References

  1. ^ a b c Smith, Digby (1998). The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books. p. 211. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.

Sources

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Steyr
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