Battle

Battle of Linz-Urfahr

17 May 1809 · 48.30° N, 14.28° E

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17 May 1809
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
48.30° N, 14.28° E
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1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition

Battle of Linz-Urfahr

1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition

The Battle of Linz-Urfahr on 17 May 1809 saw soldiers from the Austrian Empire fighting against troops from two of Emperor Napoleon's allies, the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Saxony. An Austrian corps led by Feldzeugmeister Johann Kollowrat attacked General of Division Dominique Vandamme's Württembergers who held a fortified bridgehead on the north bank of the Danube opposite the city of Linz.

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