Battle of Raab (1809)

Battle of Raab
Part of War of the Fifth Coalition
Battle of Raab by Eduard Kaiser
Date 14 June 1809[1] Location Győr (Raab in German), Kingdom of Hungary (near the village Kismegyer) 47°38′39″N 17°39′46″E / 47.6441898°N 17.6626640°E / 47.6441898; 17.6626640 Result Franco-Italian victory
Belligerents
French Empire  Kingdom of Italy	Austrian Empire  Kingdom of Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Eugène de Beauharnais	Archduke John Archduke Joseph
Strength
35,000–40,100[1][2][3] 42 guns[2]	35,525–40,000[4][1][3] 30 guns[4]
Casualties and losses
3,000–4,000[5][6][1]	10,300[7]

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The Battle of Raab or Battle of Győr (Hungarian: győri csata) was fought on 14 June 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, between Franco-Italian forces and Habsburg forces. The battle was fought near Győr (Raab in German), Kingdom of Hungary, and ended in a Franco-Italian victory. The victory prevented Archduke John of Austria from bringing any significant force to the Battle of Wagram, while Prince Eugène de Beauharnais's force was able to link up with Emperor Napoleon at Vienna in time to fight at Wagram. Napoleon referred to the battle as "a granddaughter of Marengo and Friedland", as it fell on the anniversary of those two battles.^[8]