Battle of Stockach (1799)

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Battle of Stockach (1799)
Part of War of the Second Coalition
Date March 25, 1799 Location Stockach, Germany Result Austrian victory.
Combatants
French Consulate	Austrian Empire
Commanders
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan	Archduke Charles
Strength
40,000 soldiers	60,000 soldiers

War of the Second Coalition
1st Stockach –Cassano – 1st Zürich – Montebello – Trebbia – Novi – Bergen – 2nd Zürich – Castricum – Genoa – 2nd Stockach – Marengo – Hochstadt – Hohenlinden – Copenhagen – Algeciras – Alexandria

The Second Battle of Stockach was a battle of the War of the Second Coalition, fought between the French Directory and the Austrian Empire. The French force of 40,000 was led by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, while the Austrian force of 60,000 was led by Archduke Charles. The French were defeated and driven back upon the Rhine river.

[edit] References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0442223366).