battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Biberach

Name: Battle of Biberach
Start: 1800-05-09
Location: Biberach an der Riß, Germany

Battle of Biberach was a battle fought on 9 May 1800 at Biberach an der Riß, in what is now Germany. It was part of Switzerland in the Napoleonic era. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 25,000 against 20,000.

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Fought9 May 1800

WhereBiberach an der Riß, Germany48.100N, 9.800E

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsFranceagainstAustria

Casualties and losses2,000and4,000

Part ofSwitzerland in the Napoleonic era

Record

Date	9 May 1800
Place	Biberach an der Riß, Germany 48.100N, 9.800E
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	25,000	20,000
Casualties and losses	2,000	4,000
Commanders	Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr	Paul Kray

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Biberach 1796, same recorded site
Battle of Wurzach 1525, 22 km S
Battle of Jedesheim 1108, 26 km NE
Battle of Erbach 1800, 26 km N
Battle of Memmingen 1805, 31 km SE

Elsewhere in 1800

Battle of Biberach is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888142, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Biberach (1800), revision 1370434262, 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.