Battle of Halberstadt

Battle of Halberstadt
	Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
	; Plan of the storming of Halberstadt
Date	29 to 30 July 1809
Location	Halberstadt, now in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt51°53′45″N 11°2′48″E
Result	Victory for the Brunswick Ducal Corps
Belligerents
Black Brunswickers	Kingdom of Westphalia
Commanders and leaders
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	P-S Mayronnet
Strength
2,110	1,980 plus local troops
Casualties and losses
c. 400	c. 600 and 2,080 captured

The Battle of Halberstadt took place on 29 and 30 July 1809 at Halberstadt in the Kingdom of Westphalia, during the War of the Fifth Coalition. A Westphalian infantry force attempted to halt the Black Brunswickers under Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who were heading for North Sea coast. However, the Brunswickers surprised the Westphalians by a rapid advance and defeated them inside the town.

War of the Fifth Coalition:
Rebellion Brunswick

200km
125miles

Ölper

3

Halberstadt

2

Gefrees

1

The color black indicates the current battle.

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