What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1799
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.50° N, 8.75° E
- Description
- 1799 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Winterthur
1799 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Battle of Winterthur was an important action between elements of the Army of the Danube and elements of the Habsburg army, commanded by Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze, during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The small town of Winterthur lies 18 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of Zürich, in Switzerland.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Winterthur – Habsburg forces secure control of north-east Switzerland from the French Army of the Danube”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Gefecht bei Winterthur besiegten österreichische Truppen ein französisches Heer bei Winterthur in der Schweiz”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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