Battle of Amstetten

Battle of Amstetten
Part of the War of the Third Coalition
Battle of Amstetten by Prosper Lafaye and Jean Alaux, 1834-1837
Date 5 November 1805 Location Amstetten, Lower Austria 48°07′00″N 14°52′00″E / 48.1167°N 14.8667°E / 48.1167; 14.8667 Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
France	Habsburg Empire Russia
Commanders and leaders
Joachim Murat Jean Lannes	Michael Kienmayer Pyotr Bagration
Strength
Around 10,000 soldiers	6,700-7,900[1] soldiers
Casualties and losses
1,000[2]	Russian Empire: 300 killed or wounded <700 prisoners Austrian Empire: 1,000 killed, wounded, or prisoners

War of the Third Coalition:
Austria

100km
62miles

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The Battle of Amstetten was a minor engagement during the War of the Third Coalition between the First French Empire and the alliance of Austria and Russia. It occurred on 5 November 1805, when the retreating Russo-Austrian troops, led by Mikhail Kutuzov, were intercepted by Marshal Joachim Murat's cavalry and a portion of Marshal Jean Lannes' corps. Pyotr Bagration defended against the advancing French troops and allowed the Russian troops to retreat. This was the first fight in which a major part of the Russian Army opposed a significant number of French troops in the open.^[3] The total number of Russo-Austrian troops was around 6,700, while the French troops numbered roughly 10,000 troops. The Russo-Austrian forces suffered more casualties but were still able to successfully retreat.