Battle of Neuwied (1797)
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Battle of Neuwied (1797) | |||||||
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Part of the French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
Battle of Neuwied by Victor Adam, 1836 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Habsburg Austria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lazare Hoche | Franz von Werneck[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Army of Sambre-et-Meuse | Army of the Lower Rhine | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
35,000[2] to 38,000[3] | 21,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,000 killed, wounded and captured | 10,000 (3,000–4,000 dead, 7,000 captured), 24–27 guns, 5–7 colors, 60 wagons | ||||||
The Battle of Neuwied (18 April 1797) saw
The battle
The battle opened with an Austrian cannonade causing an attack by the French right wing on the Austrian left wing under
As the French right wing attacked the Austrian left wing, Hoche launched a second assault, this time on the Austrian center. After an artillery barrage, the grenadiers of General Paul Grenier assaulted the redoubts of Hettersdorff and took the village in a bayonet charge, while the hussars of Michel Ney outflanked the Austrian center position from the left. These attacks forced the Austrian center to retreat.
After being dislodged by Richepanse, the Austrian left was rallied by Kray who was able to withstand further French attacks. To counter this, Hoche launched the grenadiers of Grenier and several squadrons of
Result
The Austrian army lost 3,000 men in the battle and another 7,000 men were captured in the aftermath of the battle. The French captured twenty-seven cannon and seven Austrian colors in this major success. Hoche's successful offensive was stopped by news of the
References
External links
- Media related to Battle of Neuwied (1797) at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by Treaty of Leoben
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French Revolution: Revolutionary campaigns Battle of Neuwied (1797) |
Succeeded by Treaty of Campo Formio |