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Battle of Höchstädt

When
19 June 1800
Where
north bank of the Danube near Höchstädt
Part of
French Campaign in Germany and Armistice of Steyr

Moreau's French army defeated Baron Pál Kray's Austrians on the north bank of the Danube near Höchstädt on 19 June 1800.

Fought on 19 June 1800 on the north bank of the Danube near Höchstädt, the battle resulted in a French victory under General Jean Victor Marie Moreau against the Austrians under Baron Pál Kray. Rather than attack the heavily fortified walled city, which would have cost massive losses of personnel and time, Moreau dislodged Kray's supporting forces defending the Danube passage further east. Moreau's dispatch to the Minister of War, published in the London Chronicle on 10 June 1800, noted that the 6th chasseurs, 13th cavalry, 4th hussars, and 11th chasseurs distinguished themselves.

Sources

  1. Battle of Höchstädt (1800) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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