Combat of Korneuburg

Combat of Korneuburg
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
Date 7 July 1809 Location Korneuburg, present-day Austria, then Austrian Empire 48°20′43″N 16°19′59″E / 48.34528°N 16.33306°E / 48.34528; 16.33306 Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Claude Legrand	Johann von Klenau
Strength
13,000 24 cannons	18,000 64 cannons
Casualties and losses
350	400[1]

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The Combat of Korneuburg was a relatively minor rearguard action fought by Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Johann von Klenau against elements of the French IV Corps of the Armée d'Allemagne, under the command of Claude Legrand. The brief combat ended in favour of the French.^[2]