Battle of Ölper (1809)

Battle of Ölper
Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition

Map of the battle.
Date1 August 1809
Location
Ölper, now a district of the city of Braunschweig
52°17′10″N 10°29′48″E / 52.28611°N 10.49667°E / 52.28611; 10.49667
Result Tactical draw
Belligerents
Black Brunswickers Kingdom of Westphalia
Commanders and leaders
Frederick William Jean-Jacques Reubell
Strength
c. 2,000 c. 5,000
Casualties and losses
40–90 200–500
War of the Fifth Coalition:
Rebellion Brunswick
180km
112miles
3
Ölper
2
Halberstadt
1
Gefrees
The color black indicates the current battle.

The Battle of Ölper took place on 1 August 1809 in Ölper, currently a district of the town of Brunswick, as part of the War of the Fifth Coalition. It pitched troops of the Kingdom of Westphalia against the Black Brunswickers under Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, but ended in a tactical draw.

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