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Battle of Elchingen

Battle of Elchingen was a battle fought on 14 October 1805 at Elchingen, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 17,000 against 16,000.

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Battle of Elchingen in 1805
Battle of Elchingen in 1805. Johann Lorenz Rugendas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 October 1805
WhereElchingen, Germany48.454N, 10.091E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstAustrian Empire
Casualties and losses793–854and6,000
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 Elchingen, 1805
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Record

Date14 October 1805
PlaceElchingen, Germany
48.454N, 10.091E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength17,00016,000
Casualties and losses793–8546,000
Commanders
  • Johann Sigismund Riesch
Battle of ElchingenBattle of ElchingenBattle of NerenstettenBattle of Haslach-JungingenBattle of UlmBattle of GünzburgBattle of GünzburgBattle of NerenstettenBattle of Haslach-JungingenBattle of UlmMunichZürichStuttgartNürnbergStrasbourgMannheimFreiburgRegensburg100 km48.454N, 10.091E
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Battle of Elchingen is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q657502, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Elchingen, revision 1380254412, 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.