Combat of Korneuburg

The Combat of Korneuburg was a relatively minor rearguard action fought by Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Johann von Klenau against elements of the French IV Corps of the Armée d'Allemagne, under the command of Claude Legrand. The brief combat ended in favour of the French.

Combat of Korneuburg
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
Date7 July 1809
Location
Korneuburg, present-day Austria, then Austrian Empire
48°20′43″N 16°19′59″E
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Claude Legrand Johann von Klenau
Strength
13,000
24 cannons		 18,000
64 cannons
Casualties and losses
350 400
War of the Fifth Coalition
200km
125miles
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