ORDER OF BATTLE // May 13, 1809
Battle of Wörgl
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 14,000–17,450 estimated
Austrian Empire
5,000–8,000
Medium-confidence figure
First French Empire
9,000–9,450
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Wörgl on 13 May 1809 resulted in a severe defeat for the Austrian detachment under Chasteler, with approximately 3,000 casualties suffered against a Bavarian force that outnumbered the Austrians by a considerable margin. The engagement unfolded across three towns along the upper Inn River — Wörgl, Söll, and Rattenberg — indicating that the Austrians were unable to consolidate a coherent defensive line in the region. Within the broader War of the Fifth Coalition, the defeat weakened Austrian capacity to operate in the Tyrolean theater, where Bavarian forces under Lefebvre were working to suppress resistance and secure French-allied control of the Inn valley corridor.
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