Battle of Wischau
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| Battle of Wischau | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
 General Lasalle at the Siege of Stettin by Antoine-Jean Gros (1808) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 French Empire |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frédéric Henri Walther Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle | Prince Pyotr Bagration | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,400 | 24,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unclear, Imperial Eagle and Guidon (11th Dragoons) | Unclear | ||||||
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War of the Third Coalition:
Austria
Austria
current battle
Napoleon in command
Napoleon not in command
The Battle of Wischau occurred on 28 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.
