The Battle of Steyr ( French: Bataille de Steyr ; German: Schlacht bei Steyr ) is a battle that took place on November 4, 1805 between the French army under the command of Marshal Davout on the one hand and the Austrian army under the command of General Maximilian von Merfeld on the other during the war The Third Coalition . Ended with the victory of France [1] .
| Battle of Steyr |
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| Main Conflict: Napoleonic Wars |
| date | November 4, 1805 |
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| A place | Steyr |
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| Total | French victory |
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 French empire
|  Austrian Empire
 Russian empire
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L. Dawu | M. Merfeld |
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3,000 people | 4,000 people [1] |
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is unknown | 2,000 people [1] |
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The battle from Austria was attended by the Gulai regiment; from France, he was opposed by the 13th light infantry regiment and the 30th infantry regiment (part of the Third Corps of the French army).
After the victory, Davout managed to cross the River Ens and resume the "March to Vienna ." Already on November 5, the battle of Amstetten will begin.
