Battle of Memmingen

Battle of Memmingen
Part of the War of the Third Coalition
Jean de Dieu Soult, maréchal-duc de Dalmatie
Date 14 October 1805 Location Memmingen, modern-day Germany 47°59′16″N 10°10′52″E / 47.98778°N 10.18111°E / 47.98778; 10.18111 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
France	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nicolas Soult	Karl Spangen
Strength
20,000[1]	6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
16 killed or wounded	4,500 prisoners

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The Battle of Memmingen was a battle at Memmingen during the 1805 German campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. It occurred on 14 October that year and culminated in the surrender of Karl Spangen to Nicolas Soult's 4th Army Corps.^[2]