battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Biberach
Battle of Biberach was a battle fought on 2 October 1796 at Biberach an der Riß, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Coalition Wars, which ran from 1792 to 1815. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 35,000–39,000 against 15,000–26,000.
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Where it sits in the Coalition Wars
Record
| Date | 2 October 1796 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Biberach an der Riß, Germany 48.100N, 9.800E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 35,000–39,000 | 15,000–26,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 500 killed & wounded | 300 killed & wounded, 4,000 & 18 guns captured |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Biberach 1800, same recorded site
- Battle of Wurzach 1525, 22 km S
- Battle of Jedesheim 1108, 26 km NE
- Battle of Erbach 1800, 26 km N
- Battle of Memmingen 1805, 31 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Saldanha Bay 1796
- After: Battle of Emmendingen 19 October 1796
- All 4 engagements of Coalition Wars
Elsewhere in 1796
- Battle of Lodi Italy
- Battle of the Bridge of Arcole Italy
- Battle of Montenotte Italy
- Battle of Mondovì Italy
- Battle of Castiglione Italy
Battle of Biberach is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870481, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Biberach (1796), revision 1370107807, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.