Battle of Memmingen

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
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Ulm Campaign
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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]

  1. ^ a b c Bodart 1908, p. 364.
  2. ^ Smith 1998.