Combat of Stockerau

The Combat of Stockerau was a minor rearguard cavalry skirmish fought by elements of the cavalry of Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn against a single Hessian Guard Chevauleger regiment, under the command of French General Jacob François Marulaz. The combat ended in favour of the Austrians.

Combat of Stockerau
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
Date8 July 1809
Location
Stockerau, present-day Austria, then Austrian Empire
48°23′N 16°13′E
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
French Empire
Grand Duchy of Hesse		 Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jacob Marulaz Ludwig Wallmoden
Strength
150 cavalrymen Around 1,200 men
Casualties and losses
Most troops engaged Light
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