Battle of Wiesloch (1799)

Location of Wiesloch in Baden-Württemberg

Date	3 December 1799
Location	Wiesloch
Result	Austrian victory

Belligerents

Austrian Empire

French Republic

Commanders and leaders

Count Anton Sztáray

Claude Lecourbe

Strength

5,000

17,000

Casualties and losses

500 (10%)

1,500 (8.82%)

War of the Second Coalition

The Battle of Wiesloch (German: Schlacht bei Wiesloch) occurred on 3 December 1799, during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.^[1] Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly commanded the far right wing protecting the main Austrian army in Swabia, under the command of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. With the victory at Wiesloch (on 3 December), Sztáray's force drove the French from the right bank of the Rhine and relieved the fortress at Philippsburg.

References

^ "On this day in history, December 3". 2014 Cox Television Tulsa, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

External links

Wiesloch, Clash of Steel online battle database

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Battle of Wiesloch (1799)