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Battle of Amstetten

Battle of Amstetten was a battle fought on 5 November 1805 at Amstetten, in what is now Austria. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: Around 10,000 soldiers against 6,700–7,900 soldiers.

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Painting of the Battle of Amstetten
Painting of the Battle of Amstetten. Prosper Lafaye / Jean Alaux, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 November 1805
WhereAmstetten, Austria48.125N, 14.816E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French EmpireagainstHabsburg Empire; Russia
Part ofWar of the Third Coalition1805 to 1806

Where it sits in the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, 1805Battle of Elchingen, 1805Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Trafalgar, 1805Battle of Caldiero, 1805Battle of Mehrnbach, 1805Battle of Lambach, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Battle of Steyr, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Dürenstein, 1805Capitulation of Dornbirn, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Castelfranco Veneto, 1805Battle at Wischau, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Siege of Gaeta, 1806Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806Battle of Maida, 1806Battle of Mileto, 180718051807Battle of Amstetten, 1805
24 placed engagements of the War of the Third Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 November 1805
PlaceAmstetten, Austria
48.125N, 14.816E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthAround 10,000 soldiers6,700–7,900 soldiers
Casualties and losses1,000Russian Empire: 300 killed or wounded; <700 prisoners; Austrian Empire: 1,000 killed, wounded, or prisoners
Commanders
Battle of AmstettenBattle of AmstettenBattle of SteyrBattle of EbelsbergBattle of Linz-UrfahrBattle of MariazellBattle of DürensteinBattle of SteyrBattle of EbelsbergBattle of MariazellBattle of DürensteinBrnoGrazSalzburgPassauSzombathelyČeské Budějovice100 km48.125N, 14.816E
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Battle of Amstetten is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Austria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q697034, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Amstetten, revision 1370431928, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.