Combat of Stockerau

Combat of Stockerau
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
Date 8 July 1809 Location Stockerau, present-day Austria, then Austrian Empire 48°23′N 16°13′E / 48.383°N 16.217°E / 48.383; 16.217 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
French Empire Grand Duchy of Hesse	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jacob Marulaz	Ludwig Wallmoden
Strength
150 cavalrymen	Around 1,200 men
Casualties and losses
Most troops engaged	Light

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The Combat of Stockerau was a minor rearguard cavalry skirmish fought by elements of the cavalry of Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn against a single Hessian Guard Chevauleger regiment, under the command of French General Jacob François Marulaz. The combat ended in favour of the Austrians.^[1]