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Wertingen
Battle Name : Wertingen
Date(s) : 08 October 1805
Part of : French War of the Third Coalition , Napoleon's Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign. ,
Outcome : A victory for French Forces [Grande Armee] over Austrian Forces [Auffenberg's Corps]
Type of battle : Land
Summary
The Austrians of Mack's Third Corps under Auffenberg were in an isolated detached position about 35 miles northeast of the main concentration around Ulm. They were surprised there by Prince Murat's Cavalry Corps and the Fifth Corps [Lannes].
Location
A small town in southern Germany about 6 miles south of the river Donau and 35 miles northeast of Ulm. (Germany)
Casualty figures
French Forces [Grande Armee]
- Number engaged :
- 12,000
- Casualties :
- 174 (1.45%)
Austrian Forces [Auffenberg's Corps]
- Number engaged :
- 5,400
- Casualties :
- 3,300 (61.11%)
