Battle of Neresheim

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Battle of Neresheim
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Date 11 August 1796 Location Neresheim, Duchy of Württemberg Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Republic	Habsburg Austria
Commanders
Jean Victor Marie Moreau	Archduke Charles
Strength
50,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
2,400	1,600

The Battle of Neresheim was fought on August 11, 1796 and resulted the victory of French under General Moreau against Austrians under Archduke Charles.

The Austrians had originally planned to draw Moreau's eastwards into a trap, where they would surrounded and overwhelmed . However, because of poor coordination and disagreement between the Austrian commanders, only a small force of Austrians were in position to engage the French when they arrived. The defeat forced the Austrians to withdraw further into Bavaria.

[edit] References

• Pope, Stephen. The Cassell Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars, Cassell (1999)

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