Battle of Gefrees

Significance

At Gefrees on 8 July 1809, a combined Austrian and Brunswicker force under General Kienmayer defeated a French force under General Junot, avoiding encirclement by Junot's column and a separate Saxon and Westphalian force led by Jérôme Bonaparte. The Austrian success, reinforced by the subsequent defeat of Jérôme's troops at Hof on 11 July, gave Austria effective control over Saxony. The operational gain proved short-lived: the major Austrian defeat at Wagram and the ensuing Armistice of Znaim negated the advantages won in the region, rendering the victory at Gefrees consequential only within the narrow confines of the Saxon theater rather than the wider War of the Fifth Coalition.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (6)