Battle of Hohenlinden

Overview

The Battle of Hohenlinden was fought on 3 December 1800 during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau won a decisive victory over an Austrian and Bavarian force led by 18-year-old Archduke John of Austria. The allies were forced into a disastrous retreat that compelled them to request an armistice, effectively ending the War of the Second Coalition. Hohenlinden is 33 km (21 mi) east of Munich in modern Germany.

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Significance

Fought on 3 December 1800, Hohenlinden delivered a decisive French victory that effectively ended the War of the Second Coalition. Jean Moreau's army inflicted casualties of roughly 13,550–15,500 on the larger Austrian and Bavarian force commanded by the 18-year-old Archduke John, against French losses of no more than 3,000. The scale of the Austrian defeat was severe enough to force a disastrous retreat and compel the Habsburgs to request an armistice. Alongside Marengo earlier that year, Hohenlinden broke Austrian resistance and brought the coalition to a close, consolidating French dominance on the continent and clearing the path toward the peace settlement that concluded the war.

Forces & casualties

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