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Battle of Landshut

Battle of Landshut was a battle fought on 21 April 1809 at Landshut, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Fifth Coalition. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 57,000–60,000 against 36,000–42,000.

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Battle of Landshut, 21st April 1809. Here General Georges Mouton, a senior aide-de-camp of the Emperor Napoleon, takes command of the grenadier companies of the 17th line regiment and leads them acros
Battle of Landshut, 21st April 1809. Here General Georges Mouton, a senior aide-de-camp of the Emperor Napoleon, takes command of the grenadier companies of the 17th line regiment and leads them acros. Louis Hersent, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 April 1809
WhereLandshut, Germany48.539N, 12.151E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French Empire; Kingdom of Bavaria; WürttembergagainstAustrian 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, 181118091811Battle of Landshut, 1809
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Record

Date21 April 1809
PlaceLandshut, Germany
48.539N, 12.151E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength57,000–60,00036,000–42,000
Casualties and lossesLess than 1,000 killed or wounded8,000, including retreat; 650 killed; 2,150 wounded; 2,400 captured
Commanders
Battle of LandshutBattle of LandshutBattle of GammelsdorfBattle of Neumarkt-Sankt VeitBattle of AbensbergBattle of AmpfingBattle of Teugen-HausenBattle of GammelsdorfBattle of Neumarkt-Sankt VeitBattle of AbensbergBattle of AmpfingBattle of Teugen-HausenMunichNürnbergLinzSalzburgRegensburgPizenRosenheimBregenz100 km48.539N, 12.151E
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Battle of Landshut 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 Q367966, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Landshut (1809), revision 1374486969, 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.