Battle of Memmingen

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Battle of Memmingen
Part of the War of the Third Coalition

Jean de Dieu Soult, maréchal-duc de Dalmatie
Date14 October 1805
Location
Memmingen, modern-day Germany
47°59′16″N 10°10′52″E / 47.98778°N 10.18111°E / 47.98778; 10.18111
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
 France Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Nicolas Soult Austrian Empire Karl Spangen
Strength
20,000[1] 6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
16 killed or wounded 4,500 prisoners
War of the Third Coalition:
Ulm Campaign
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Ulm
7 Battle of Ulm from 15 to 20 October 1805
7 Battle of Ulm from 15 to 20 October 1805
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6 Battle of Elchingen on 14 October 1805
6 Battle of Elchingen on 14 October 1805
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4 Battle of Haslach-Jungingen on 11 October 1805
4 Battle of Haslach-Jungingen on 11 October 1805
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3 Battle of Günzburg on 9 October 1805
3 Battle of Günzburg on 9 October 1805
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2 Battle of Wertingen on 8 October 1805
2 Battle of Wertingen on 8 October 1805
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1 Donauwörth on 7 October 1805
1 Donauwörth on 7 October 1805
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  Napoleon in command
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The Battle of Memmingen was a battle at Memmingen during the 1805 German campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. It occurred on 14 October that year and culminated in the surrender of Karl Spangen to Nicolas Soult's 4th Army Corps.[2]

Course

After the crossing of the Danube on 7 October at the battle of Donauwörth, the Grande Armée manoeuvred to the east of Ulm to cut off Karl Mack's force from Mikhail Kutuzov's Russian force to the east and Archduke John's Austrian force to the south. While Michel Ney and Jean Lannes re-crossed the Danube at the battle of Elchingen to cut off the line of advance to Moravia, Soult headed towards Memmingen to cut off the route to the Tyrol.

By 14 October Soult and his 25,440 men and 51 cannon were in place, setting up an artillery bombardment of the town and sending two letters to its governor, Karl Spangen. Spangen believed that the French would carry out their threat to bombard the city[3] and surrendered himself and his 4,500 men and 9 cannon, for a loss of only 16 of Soult's men. After Memmingen was captured, Ulm was completely surrounded on its right bank. Soult's corps was able to stop all Austrian attempts to unite the armies of Ulm and Tyrol, dispersing an Austrian column between Leutkirch and Wurzbach on 19 October.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Bodart 1908, p. 364.
  2. ^ Smith 1998.
  3. ^ a b Gotteri 2000, p. 180-181.

References

  • Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  • Gotteri, Nicole (2000). Le Maréchal Soult. Bernard Giovanangeli Éditeur. ISBN 2-909034-21-6.
  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)