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Battle of Steyr

Battle of Steyr was a battle fought on 4 November 1805 at Steyr, in what is now Austria. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 4,000.

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Battle of Steyr
Battle of Steyr. Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 November 1805
WhereSteyr, Austria48.050N, 14.417E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French EmpireagainstHabsburg Empire; Russia
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,000
Part ofWar of the Third Coalition1805 to 1806

Where it sits in the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1805Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, 1805Battle of Elchingen, 1805Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Trafalgar, 1805Battle of Caldiero, 1805Battle of Mehrnbach, 1805Battle of Lambach, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Battle of Steyr, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Dürenstein, 1805Capitulation of Dornbirn, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Castelfranco Veneto, 1805Battle at Wischau, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Invasion of Naples, 1806Siege of Gaeta, 1806Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806Battle of Maida, 1806Battle of Mileto, 180718051807Battle of Steyr, 1805
26 placed engagements of the War of the Third Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 November 1805
PlaceSteyr, Austria
48.050N, 14.417E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,0004,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,000
Commanders
Battle of SteyrBattle of SteyrBattle of Linz-UrfahrBattle of EbelsbergBattle of AmstettenBattle of LambachBattle of MehrnbachBattle of Linz-UrfahrBattle of LambachViennaBrnoGrazSalzburgRegensburgRosenheimPassauSzombathely100 km48.050N, 14.417E
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Battle of Steyr is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Austria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1625621, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Steyr, revision 1370589943, 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.