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Sulzbach
Battle Name : Sulzbach
Date(s) : 17 August 1796
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the First Coalition ,
Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [ Austrian]
Type of battle : Land
Summary
The Austrians were able to extricate themselves from an engagement in which they were potentially outnumbered by over three to one. Not all the French troops came into the action.
Location
A village in Bavaria, Germany about 28 miles east of Nürnberg.
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 25,000
- Casualties :
- 1,700 (6.80%)
Coalition Forces [ Austrian]
- Number engaged :
- 8,000
- Casualties :
- 1,100 (13.75%)
