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Oberau
Battle Name : Oberau
Date(s) : 04 August 1809 - 05 August 1809
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Austrian Campaign 1809 ,
Outcome : A victory for Tyrolean Forces over French Allies
Type of battle : Land
Summary
Many minor actions were fought in the Tyrol by local militias [Schützen and Landsturm companies]. They knew the ground and adopted skirmishing tactics to which the regular Saxon and Bavarian troops [and their commanders] could not adapt. Here the Allies lost nearly a third of their men including the Saxon rear-guard who were isolated and destroyed.
Location
A village on the river Eisack [now Isarco] in the southern Tyrol about 6 miles north along the valley from Brixen [Bressanone]. (Italy)
Casualty figures
French Allies
- Number engaged :
- 3,600
- Casualties :
- 1,088 (30.22%)
Tyrolean Forces
- Number engaged :
- 5,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
