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Battles of Bergisel

Battles of Bergisel was a battle fought in 1809 at Bergisel, in what is now Austria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bergisel. It was part of the War of the Fifth Coalition. The recorded result: Expand results list:. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 5,000 (later 15,000).

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Battles of Bergisel
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Fought1809
WhereBergisel, Austria47.247N, 11.400E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeExpand results list:
BelligerentsTyroleansagainstKingdom of Bavaria; First French Empire
Part ofWar of the Fifth Coalition1809

Where it sits in the War of the Fifth Coalition

Battle of Hollabrunn, 1809Battle of Sacile, 1809Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Caldiero, 1809Battle of Ebelsberg, 1809Battle of Piave River, 1809Battle of Wörgl, 1809Battle of Tarvis, 1809Battle of Linz-Urfahr, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Sankt Michael, 1809First Battle of Bergisel, 1809Second Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battle of Raab, 1809Battle of Graz, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Combat of Korneuburg, 1809Battle of Gefrees, 1809Combat of Stockerau, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Combat of Schöngrabern, 1809Battle of Halberstadt, 1809Battle of Ölper, 1809Third Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battles of Bergisel, 1809Action of 18 November 1809, 1809Walcheren Campaign, 1809Battle of Grand Port, 1810Battle of Tamatave, 181118091811Battles of Bergisel, 1809
32 placed engagements of the War of the Fifth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1809 (year precision)
PlaceBergisel, Austria
47.247N, 11.400E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,0005,000 (later 15,000)
Commanders
  • Andreas Hofer
  • Josef Speckbacher
  • Peter Mayr
  • Joachim Haspinger
  • Martin Teimer
Battles of BergiselBattles of BergiselFirst Battle of BergiselSecond Battle of BergiselFourth Battle of BergiselThird Battle of BergiselBattle of InnsbruckMunichSalzburgUlmTrentoBolzanoRosenheimVaduzAugsburg100 km47.247N, 11.400E
Placed at Bergisel; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battles of Bergisel 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 Q695201, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of Bergisel, revision 1370603515, 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.