Battle of Schöngrabern

Battle of Schöngrabern (or Hollabrunn)
Part of the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Shengraben (of Hollabrunn) by K. Bujnitsky
Date16 November 1805
Location
Schöngrabern, Hollabrunn
48°36′51″N 16°01′11″E / 48.6142°N 16.0197°E / 48.6142; 16.0197
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Russia
Commanders and leaders
 Pyotr Bagration
Strength
20,661–30,000 7,000–7,300
Casualties and losses
1,200–2,000 2,648–3,000
Location within Europe
War of the Third Coalition:
Austria
100km
62miles
7
Austerlitz
6
5
4
3
2
1
  current battle
  Napoleon in command
  Napoleon not in command

The Battle of Schöngrabern, also known as the Battle of Hollabrunn, was an engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition, fought on 16 November 1805 near Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, four weeks after the Battle of Ulm and two weeks before the Battle of Austerlitz (Slavkov, Moravia - now Czech Republic).

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