Combat of Schöngrabern

The Combat of Schöngrabern was a relatively minor rearguard action fought by Austrian V Korps and supporting elements of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen against elements of the French IV Corps of the Armée d'Allemagne, under the command of Claude Legrand.

This article is about the combat of 1809. For the 1805 battle, see Battle of Schöngrabern.

Combat of Schöngrabern
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
Date10 July 1809
Location
Hollabrunn, present-day Austria, then Austrian Empire
48°34′N 16°6′E
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Claude Legrand Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen
Strength
11,000 men
24 cannons		 27,000 men (6,000 engaged)
32 cannons
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown
War of the Fifth Coalition
200km
125miles
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The brief combat ended in favour of the French but Reuss did manage to delay the French sufficiently in order to prevent them from getting to the battle of Znaim on 10 July.

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