Battle_of_Wischau

Battle of Wischau

Battle of Wischau

1805 battle during the War of the Third Coalition

The Battle of Wischau occurred on 25 November 1805 between the Russian and French armies. The conflict resulted in a minor Russian success. It followed the action at Hollabrun and Schöngrabern, and preceded the Battle of Austerlitz. The relatively easy Russian victory convinced the Third Coalition Allies that the French army would be easy to beat, having reached the end of their supply and communication lines and having suffered several losses in previous weeks of fighting.

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Orders of Battle

French forces

Total: 20 squadrons, 12 guns, approximately 1400 men.

11th Dragoons lost an Imperial Eagle and a guidon during the fight.

Russian forces

Advanced Guard

  • Lieutenant General Bagration commanding
    • Major Generals Dolgoruky, Ulanius, and Tschaplitz
      • 6th Jägers (3 battalions)
      • 9 battalions of the Infantry Regiments Alt-Ingermannland, Archangel, and Pskov
      • Leib Kür Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • Dragoon Regiment Twer (5 squadrons)
      • Dragoon Regiment St. Petersburg (5 squadrons)
      • Hussar Regiment Pavlograd (10 Squadrons
      • Hussar Regiment Mariupol (10 squadrons)
      • Cossacks (8 sotnia)
      • 24 guns

Total: 12 battalions, 35 squadrons, and 8 sotnias, 24 guns, approximately 12,000 men.

Sources

  • Digby Smith. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Databook. London, Greenhill Books, 1998, p. 215.
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