Battle of Wertingen

Battle of Wertingen
Part of the War of the Third Coalition
Bas-relief of the battle from the Column of the Grande Armée
Date 8 October 1805 Location Wertingen, present-day Germany 48°33′20″N 10°40′45″E / 48.5556°N 10.6792°E / 48.5556; 10.6792 Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joachim Murat Jean Lannes	Franz von Auffenberg
Units involved
Cavalry Reserve V Corps	Auffenberg's Corps
Strength
12,000	5,500
Casualties and losses
319 killed or wounded	400 killed or wounded 2,900 captured

War of the Third Coalition:
Ulm Campaign

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In the Battle of Wertingen (8 October 1805) Imperial French forces led by Marshals Joachim Murat and Jean Lannes attacked a small Austrian corps commanded by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz Xaver von Auffenberg. This action, the first battle of the Ulm Campaign, resulted in a clear French victory. Wertingen lies 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Augsburg. The combat was fought during the War of the Third Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars.