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Battle of Mariazell | |||||||
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Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
III Corps (Grande Armée) | Merveldt's Corps | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,800 | 4,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
light |
4,000[1] 16 guns |
The Battle of Mariazell or Battle of Grossraming (8 November 1805) saw the advance guard of the French III Corps attack a retreating Austrian force led by Maximilian, Count of Merveldt. The action occurred during the War of the Third Coalition, which is part of the Napoleonic Wars. Mariazell is located in the Austrian province of Styria, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of St. Pölten.