Battle of Aspern-Essling

Battle of Aspern-Essling
	Part of War of the Fifth Coalition
	; The Battle of Aspern-Essling, May 1809; by Fernand Cormon
Date	21–22 May 1809
Location	Lobau, Vienna48°12′47″N 16°30′09″E
Result	Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austria	France
Commanders and leaders
Archduke Charles; Johann von Hiller; Heinrich von Bellegarde; Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen; Franz von Rosenberg; Johann I of Liechtenstein;	Napoleon I; André Masséna; Jean Lannes (DOW); Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle; Jean-Baptiste Bessières; Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne; Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire; Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor; Pierre Charles Pouzet; ;
Units involved
Hauptarmee	Army of Germany
Strength
98,260; 292 guns	80,130; 154 guns
Casualties and losses
22,285 to 22,900; ; 2 guns	19,980 to 24,001; ; 3 guns
	Location within Europe

In the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21–22 May 1809), Napoleon crossed the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were attacked and forced back across the river by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. It was the first time Napoleon had been personally defeated in a major battle, as well as his first defeat in 10 years since the Siege of Acre, and his first defeat as head of state.

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Archduke Charles drove out the French but fell short of destroying their army. The Austrian artillery dominated the battlefield, firing 53,000 rounds compared to 24,300 French. The French lost over 20,000 men including one of Napoleon's ablest field commanders and closest friends, Marshal Jean Lannes.

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