Battle of Gefrees

Battle of Gefrees
Part of War of the Fifth Coalition
Date8 July 1809
Location
Gefrees, Germany
50°5′42.50″N 11°44′23.41″E / 50.0951389°N 11.7398361°E / 50.0951389; 11.7398361
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austrian Empire Austria
Kingdom of Prussia Black Brunswickers
France First French Empire
Kingdom of Westphalia Kingdom of Westphalia
Kingdom of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Austrian Empire Michael von Kienmayer
Kingdom of Prussia Frederick William
France Jean-Andoche Junot
Kingdom of Westphalia Jérôme Bonaparte
Johann von Thielmann
Strength
Entire Campaign:
13,000 Austrians
2,000 Brunswickers

At Gefrees:
6,000 Austrians
Entire Campaign:
15,000 French
15,000 Westphalians
5,000 Saxons
At Gefrees:
7,500 French
Casualties and losses
At Gefrees:
100 killed or wounded
At Gefrees:
185 killed or wounded
War of the Fifth Coalition:
Rebellion Brunswick
The color black indicates the current battle.

The Battle of Gefrees was fought on 8 July 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition between a joint force of Austrians and Brunswickers under the command of General Kienmayer and a French force under the command of General Junot, Duke of Abrantès. The battle ended in victory for the Austrians who avoided being trapped by Junot and a force of Saxons and Westphalians led by Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. After Jérôme's troops were defeated at the Battle of Hof, the Austrians effectively had control over all of Saxony. However the victory was in vain, due to the major Austrian defeat at Wagram and the Armistice of Znaim.[1]