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Battle of Frauenfeld

Battle of Frauenfeld was a battle fought in 1799 at Frauenfeld, in what is now Switzerland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Frauenfeld. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 23,000 against 10,000.

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Fought1799
WhereFrauenfeld, Switzerland47.556N, 8.896E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrance; Helvetic RepublicagainstAustria
Casualties and losses230 killed; 570 woundedand750 killed; 1,450 wounded; 3,000 captured
Part ofWar of the Second Coalition1798 to 1802

Where it sits in the War of the Second Coalition

Action of 15 July 1798, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of St. George's Caye, 1798Siege of Butrint, 1798Battle of Nicopolis, 1798Siege of Corfu, 1798Battle of Trebbia, 1799Siege of Ancona, 1799Battle of Ostrach, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Stockach, 1799Siege of Mantua, 1799Battle of Magnano, 1799Battle of Cassano, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Modena, 1799Siege of Alessandria, 1799Battle of Oberwald, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Mannheim, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Gotthard Pass, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Genola, 1799Battle of Obrigheim, 1799Battle of Wiesloch, 1799Battle of Walserfeld, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800), 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Erbach, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Neuburg, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Pozzolo, 1800Battle of Copenhagen, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Second Battle of Algeciras, 1801Battle of Suriname, 180417981804Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799
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Record

Date1799 (year precision)
PlaceFrauenfeld, Switzerland
47.556N, 8.896E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength23,00010,000
Casualties and losses230 killed; 570 wounded750 killed; 1,450 wounded; 3,000 captured
Commanders
Battle of FrauenfeldBattle of FrauenfeldBattle of WinterthurBattle of StockachMassacre of GreifenseeSiege of GrüningenSecond Battle of ZurichBattle of WinterthurSiege of GrüningenSecond Battle of ZurichBernStrasbourgLausanneFreiburgLuzernMulhouseUlmVaduz100 km47.556N, 8.896E
Placed at Frauenfeld; 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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Battle of Frauenfeld is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Switzerland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1497900, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Frauenfeld, revision 1370110550, 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.