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Battle of Wertingen

Battle of Wertingen was a battle fought on 8 October 1805 at Wertingen, in what is now Germany. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 5,500.

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Fought8 October 1805
WhereWertingen, Germany48.556N, 10.679E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French EmpireagainstAustrian Empire
Casualties and losses319 killed or woundedand400 killed or wounded; 2,900 captured
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 Wertingen, 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

Date8 October 1805
PlaceWertingen, Germany
48.556N, 10.679E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength12,0005,500
Casualties and losses319 killed or wounded400 killed or wounded; 2,900 captured
Commanders
  • Franz Xaver von Auffenberg
Battle of WertingenBattle of WertingenFirst Battle of HöchstädtBattle of HöchstädtBattle of BlenheimBattle of ZusmarshausenBattle of SchellenbergBattle of HöchstädtBattle of ZusmarshausenBattle of SchellenbergMunichZürichStuttgartNürnbergMannheimSalzburgUlmRegensburg100 km48.556N, 10.679E
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Battle of Wertingen is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1960626, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wertingen, revision 1370593635, 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.