Battles of Stockach and Engen

Battles of Stockach and Engen
Part of the campaigns of 1800 in the War of the Second Coalition
Combat of Stockach, 3 May 1800 by Félix Philippoteaux, 1838
Date 3 May 1800 Location Stockach and Engen, Germany 47°51′10″N 08°46′17″E / 47.85278°N 8.77139°E / 47.85278; 8.77139 Result French victory Engen: Draw Stockach: French victory
Belligerents
France	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Engen: Jean Victor Moreau Stockach: Claude Lecourbe	Engen: Paul Kray Stockach: Prince of Vaudémont
Strength
84,000[1][2]	72,000[1][2]
Casualties and losses
Total per Smith:[1] 3,000 killed, wounded and missing Total per Bodart:[2] 3,000 casualties	Total per Smith:[1] 397 killed 718 captured Total per Le Spectateur militaire:[3] 1,147 killed 1,884 wounded 3,862 captured Total per Bodart:[2] 3,000 killed or wounded 4,000 captured

War of the Second Coalition:
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The Battles of Stockach and Engen were fought on 3 May 1800 between the army of the First French Republic under Jean Victor Marie Moreau and the army of the Habsburg monarchy led by Paul Kray. The fighting near Engen resulted in a stalemate. However, while the two main armies were engaged at Engen, Claude Lecourbe captured Stockach from its Austrian defenders (the latter commanded by Joseph Louis, Prince of Lorraine-Vaudémont). The loss of his main supply base at Stockach compelled Kray to order a retreat. Stockach is located near the northwestern end of Lake Constance while Engen is 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Stockach. The action occurred during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.