Combat of Korneuburg

Overview

The Combat of Korneuburg was a relatively minor rearguard action fought by Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee under Johann von Klenau against elements of the French IV Corps of the Armée d'Allemagne, under the command of Claude Legrand. The brief combat ended in favour of the French.

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Significance

The Combat of Korneuburg was a rearguard action between Austrian VI Korps under Klenau and elements of the French IV Corps under Legrand. Despite Austrian forces outnumbering the French roughly 18,000 to 13,000, the engagement ended in favor of the French. Casualties on both sides were light — 350 French and 300 Austrian — consistent with the limited scope of a rearguard skirmish rather than a pitched battle. As part of the broader War of the Fifth Coalition, such actions reflected the contested operational maneuvering along the Danube theater following the major engagements of the campaign. The outcome reinforced French operational momentum without constituting a decisive shift in the wider conflict.

Forces & casualties

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