Battle of Steyr

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Battle of Steyr
Part of the War of the Third Coalition
Battle of Steyr by Siméon Fort, 1835
Date 4 November 1805 Location Steyr Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Habsburg Empire Russia
Commanders and leaders
Louis-Nicolas Davout	Maximilian, Count of Merveldt
Strength
3,000	4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2,000[1]

War of the Third Coalition:
Austria

100km
62miles

Austerlitz

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Battle of Steyr (French: Bataille de Steyr; German: Schlacht bei Steyr) was fought on 4 November 1805 between the French army under the command of Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian army under the command of General Maximilian, Count of Merveldt during the War of the Third Coalition. It ended in French victory.^[1]