Battle of Amstetten | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
![]() Battle of Amstetten by Prosper Lafaye and Jean Alaux, 1834-1837 | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
Around 10,000 soldiers | 6,700-7,900[1] soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000[2] |
Russian Empire: 300 killed or wounded <700 prisoners Austrian Empire: 1,000 killed, wounded, or prisoners |
The Battle of Amstetten was a minor engagement during the War of the Third Coalition between the First French Empire and the alliance of Austria and Russia. It occurred on 5 November 1805, when the retreating Russo-Austrian troops, led by Mikhail Kutuzov, were intercepted by Marshal Joachim Murat's cavalry and a portion of Marshal Jean Lannes' corps. Pyotr Bagration defended against the advancing French troops and allowed the Russian troops to retreat. This was the first fight in which a major part of the Russian Army opposed a significant number of French troops in the open.[3] The total number of Russo-Austrian troops was around 6,700, while the French troops numbered roughly 10,000 troops. The Russo-Austrian forces suffered more casualties but were still able to successfully retreat.