Battle of Raab

Date	14 June 1809
Location	Győr (in German Raab), Kingdom of Hungary (near the village Kismegyer)
Result	Franco-Italian victory

Belligerents

French Empire

Kingdom of Italy

Austrian Empire

Kingdom of Hungary

Commanders and leaders

Eugène de Beauharnais

Archduke John of Austria
Archduke Joseph Palatine

Strength

39,902, 42 guns

35,525, 30 guns

Casualties and losses

4,000 killed or wounded

6,235 killed, wounded, captured, or missing

French Empire

Austrian Empire

The Battle of Raab (Hungarian: Győri csata) was fought on June 14, 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, between Franco-Italian forces and Habsburg forces. The battle was fought near Győr (Raab), 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.

During the 1809 campaign in Italy, Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais led the Franco-Italian army while General der Kavallerie Archduke John of Austria commanded the Austrian army. At the outbreak of war, John moved rapidly to defeat his opponent at the Battle of Sacile on 16 April. This victory drove Eugène back to the Adige River. The front remained static for a few weeks despite attacks by Eugène in the Battle of Caldiero. Meanwhile, an Austrian force bottled up the corps of General of Division Auguste Marmont in Dalmatia. After the Austrian defeat at the Battle of Eckmühl, John received orders to retreat in order to cover the strategic left flank of the army in southern Germany.

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