Battle of Steyr

Battle of Steyr (French: Bataille de Steyr; German: Schlacht bei Steyr) was fought on 4 November 1805 between the French army under the command of Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian army under the command of General Maximilian, Count of Merveldt during the War of the Third Coalition. It ended in French victory.

Battle of Steyr
Part of the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Steyr by Siméon Fort, 1835
Date4 November 1805
Location
Steyr
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France Habsburg Empire
Russia
Commanders and leaders
Louis-Nicolas Davout Maximilian, Count of Merveldt
Strength
3,000 4,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 2,000
War of the Third Coalition:
Austria
100km
62miles
Austerlitz
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
  current battle
  Napoleon in command
  Napoleon not in command
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