Battle of Raab

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Battle of Raab
Part of Napoleonic Wars
Date 14 June 1809 Location Raab, Hungary Result Franco-Italian victory
Combatants
First French Empire Kingdom of Italy	Austria
Commanders
Prince Eugene de Beauharnais	Archduke John
Strength
35,000	23,300 Infantry 8,600 Cavalry
Casualties
3,800 killed or wounded	5,900 killed, wounded, captured, or missing

War of the Fifth Coalition
Sacile – Teugen-Hausen – Raszyn – Abensberg – Landshut – Piave River – Eckmühl – Regensburg – Ebersberg – Aspern-Essling – Raab – Wagram – Walcheren

The Battle of Raab was fought on 14 June 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, between Franco-Italian forces and Austrian forces. The battle was fought near Raab in Hungary and ended in a Franco-Italian victory. The victory prevented Archduke John from bringing any significant force to the Battle of Wagram, while Prince Eugene’s force was able to link up with Napoleon at Vienna in time to fight at Wagram. Napoleon refereed to the battle as “a granddaughter of Marengo and Friedland” ^[1]

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[edit] References

• Chandler, D. Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Wordsworth editions, 1999.
• Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.