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    The Battle of Abensberg on April 20, 1809 resulted in a French victory against the Austrians. Napoleon assembled a provisional corps under Marshal Jean Lannes to break through Austrian defenses along the Abens River. While the Austrians initially held the river line, Lannes' forces were able to cross farther east and crash through the defenses of Archduke Louis of Austria. Reinforcements led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller arrived but could not turn the tide, resulting in a complete French victory. Over 7,200 Austrians were captured or killed.

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    The Battle of Abensberg on April 20, 1809 resulted in a French victory against the Austrians. Napoleon assembled a provisional corps under Marshal Jean Lannes to break through Austrian defenses along the Abens River. While the Austrians initially held the river line, Lannes' forces were able to cross farther east and crash through the defenses of Archduke Louis of Austria. Reinforcements led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller arrived but could not turn the tide, resulting in a complete French victory. Over 7,200 Austrians were captured or killed.

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    The Battle of Abensberg on April 20, 1809 resulted in a French victory against the Austrians. Napoleon assembled a provisional corps under Marshal Jean Lannes to break through Austrian defenses along the Abens River. While the Austrians initially held the river line, Lannes' forces were able to cross farther east and crash through the defenses of Archduke Louis of Austria. Reinforcements led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller arrived but could not turn the tide, resulting in a complete French victory. Over 7,200 Austrians were captured or killed.

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    Battle of Abensberg

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    Battle of Abensberg
    Part of the War of the Fifth Coalition
    Abensberg.jpg
    Napoleon addressing Bavarian and Württemberg troops at Abensberg, by Jean-Baptiste
    Debret (1810)
    Date 20 April 1809[1]
    Location
    Abensberg, Bavaria, Germany
    48°48′N 11°51′E
    Result French victory[1]

    Belligerents
    France First French Empire
    Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Bavaria
    Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
    Commanders and leaders
    France Napoleon I
    France Jean Lannes
    France François Lefebvre
    Kingdom of Bavaria Karl von Wrede
    Kingdom of Württemberg Dominique Vandamme Austrian Empire Archduke Charles
    Austrian Empire Johann von Hiller
    Austrian Empire Archduke Louis
    Austrian Empire Michael Kienmayer
    Strength
    55,000[2] 42,000[2]
    Casualties and losses
    1,000[3] 7,200,[3] 12 guns[3]
    Battle of Abensberg is located in EuropeBattle of Abensberg
    Location within Europe
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    War of the Fifth Coalition
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    current battle
    Napoleon in command
    Napoleon not in command
    The Battle of Abensberg took place on 20 April 1809 between a Franco-German force
    under the command of Emperor Napoleon I of France and a reinforced Austrian corps
    led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Louis of Austria. As the day wore on,
    Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller arrived with reinforcements to take
    command of the three corps that formed the Austrian left wing. The action ended in
    a complete Franco-German victory. The battlefield was southeast of Abensberg and
    included clashes at Offenstetten, Biburg-Siegenburg, Rohr in Niederbayern, and
    Rottenburg an der Laaber. On the same day, the French garrison of Regensburg
    capitulated.

    After Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout's hard-fought victory at Battle of Teugen-Hausen


    the previous day, Napoleon determined to break through the Austrian defenses behind
    the Abens River. The emperor assembled a provisional corps consisting of part of
    Davout's corps plus cavalry and gave Marshal Jean Lannes command over it. Napoleon
    directed his German allies from the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Kingdom of
    Württemberg to attack across the Abens from the west, while Lannes thrust from the
    north toward Rohr. While the Austrians initially held the river line, Lannes'
    strike force crashed through Louis' defenses farther east. On the left, the Austria

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