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, present-day Germany Result Austrian victory.
Belligerents
French Consulate	Habsburg Austria
Commanders
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan	Archduke Charles
Strength
40,000 soldiers	60,000 soldiers

v • d • e War of the Second Coalition 1st Stockach – Cassano – Montebello – Trebbia – Mantua – Novi – Bergen – Castricum – Genoa – 2nd Stockach – Marengo – Höchstädt – Hohenlinden – Copenhagen – Algeciras Swiss Campaign

The First Battle of Stockach was a battle of the War of the Second Coalition, fought between the French Directory and the Habsburg Austria. The French force of 40,000 was led by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, while the Austrian force of 60,000 was led by Archduke Charles. Charles' personal intervention was crucial for the Austrians, and he was in the thick of all the fighting, buying time for reinforcements to arrive. 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).