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Battle of Raab

Battle of Raab was a battle fought on 14 June 1809 at Győr, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the War of the Fifth Coalition. The recorded result: Franco-Italian victory.

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The Battle of Győr june 14, 1809label QS:Len,"The Battle of Győr june 14, 1809"label QS:Lde,"Die Schlacht von Győr am 14. Juni 1809."label QS:Lhu,"A győri csata 1809. június 14-én."
The Battle of Győr june 14, 1809label QS:Len,"The Battle of Győr june 14, 1809"label QS:Lde,"Die Schlacht von Győr am 14. Juni 1809."label QS:Lhu,"A győri csata 1809. június 14-én.". Eduard Kaiser, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 June 1809
WhereGyőr, Hungary47.644N, 17.663E
OutcomeFranco-Italian victory
Part ofWar of the Fifth Coalition1809

Where it sits in the War of the Fifth Coalition

Mauritius campaign, 1809Battle of Hollabrunn, 1809Tyrolean Rebellion, 1809Battle of Sacile, 1809Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Caldiero, 1809Battle of Ebelsberg, 1809Battle of Piave River, 1809Battle of Wörgl, 1809Battle of Tarvis, 1809Battle of Linz-Urfahr, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Dalmatian Campaign, 1809Battle of Sankt Michael, 1809First Battle of Bergisel, 1809Second Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battle of Raab, 1809Battle of Graz, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Combat of Korneuburg, 1809Battle of Gefrees, 1809Combat of Stockerau, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Combat of Schöngrabern, 1809Battle of Halberstadt, 1809Battle of Ölper, 1809Third Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battles of Bergisel, 1809Action of 18 November 1809, 1809Walcheren Campaign, 1809Battle of Grand Port, 1810Battle of Tamatave, 181118091811Battle of Raab, 1809
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Record

Date14 June 1809
PlaceGyőr, Hungary
47.644N, 17.663E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of RaabBattle of RaabBattle of MénfőSiege of GyőrSiege of GyőrBattle of GyőrBattle of BábolnaBattle of MénfőBattle of BábolnaViennaBudapestBratislavaGrazMariborZvolenVácSzékesfehérvár100 km47.644N, 17.663E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1044 and 1849.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1809

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: AUS ARMY
Strength35,00037,000
Casualties4,000 (11.4%)6,211 (16.8%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1084
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width11.5 km10 km
Attacker advanced2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 126), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Raab is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q897933, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Raab (1809), revision 1381133182, 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.