The battle ended in favour of the Austrians, with Masséna forced to break off the combat and wait for his remaining divisions to reinforce him, but the French Marshal was able to gather crucial intelligence about the intentions of his enemy.[4]
The French victory at the Battle of Wagram on 6 July forced the commander of the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee, the main Austrian army, Archduke Charles of Austria-Teschen, to retreat. In spite of the defeat, the retreat was orderly and very well handled. The French, commanded by Napoleon I, were initially unsure about the exact direction, with reports saying that the Austrians were retreating towards Bohemia, but it was still unclear whether they would retreat using the road to Brünn or the road to Znaim. Other reports from, sent by General Louis-Pierre Montbrun were indicating that the Austrians were actually retreating towards Moravia. Masséna sent scouts towards Krems and the district of Horn and was able to ascertain that the enemy was not retreating in that direction, but he was unable to conclude where they would retreat. It thus took the French a few days after the battle of Wagram, before they could gather enough intelligence to really understand where the Austrians were going. However, by 8 July, things began to clarify for Napoleon, mainly due to intelligence sent by Auguste de Marmont, commander of XI Corps and the significance of a series of combats fought by elements of Masséna's Corps against the VI Korps under Klenau. These combats, fought at Korneuburg and Stockerau allowed Masséna to inform Napoleon that a large Austrian force was indeed retreating towards Bohemia.[5][3][6]
Austrian commander Klenau, with an initial force of 18,000 men and 64 cannons had orders to delay the French pursuit. On 9 July, Klenau decided to make another stand, this time near Hollabrunn, around 55 kilometers northwest of Vienna. Following the initial skirmishes, Klenau's force was still 17,000 men strong and it now occupied a strong position. Opposite to him, Masséna only had under his immediate control General Claude Legrand's 1st division of IV Corps, the Corps cavalry under General Jacob François Marulaz and the cuirassiers from the 2nd heavy cavalry division of General Raymond-Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-Sulpice. Masséna promptly engaged Klenau, while at the same time conducting a full reconnaissance of the battlefield, which enabled him to write to the Emperor and reconfirm that no Austrian regiments were heading towards Krems. Masséna's attacks were at first successful, but Klenau counterattacked and repulsed the French and then opposed staunch resistance to any further attacks. The outnumbered Masséna was forced to break off the combat and wait for his other three infantry divisions, knowing that Claude Carra Saint-Cyr's division would be able to rejoin him shortly, but that Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor's and Jean Boudet's were much too far off to be of any assistance.[4][6][3]
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Battle losses are unknown and, although an Austrian victory, the battle of Hollabrunn did allow Masséna to write to Napoleon and report that he was on the right track following the Austrians, whose main body was retreating along the river Thaya near Laa an der Thaya. Johann von Klenau would later be awarded the Military Order of Maria Theresa for his actions at the battle of Wagram and gallant rearguard actions after that battle. Meanwhile, Archduke Charles of Austria-Teschen regrouped a large force at Jetzelsdorf, on the Pulkau river, but he later evacuated this position, after receiving intelligence that a French force was approaching Znaim from the east. The next major combat would be the one at Znaim, where the Austrians demanded an armistice.[4][6][3]
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This article is about the battle of 1809 For the 1805 battle see Battle of Schongrabern The Battle of Hollabrunn was a rearguard action fought on 9 July 1809 by Austrian VI Korps of the Kaiserlich konigliche Hauptarmee under Johann von Klenau against elements of the French IV Corps of the Armee d Allemagne under the command of Andre Massena 3 Battle of HollabrunnPart of the War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Hollabrunn by Simeon Fort 1837Date9 July 1809LocationHollabrunn present day Austria then Austrian Empire48 34 N 16 6 E 48 567 N 16 100 E 48 567 16 100ResultAustrian victoryBelligerentsFrench EmpireAustrian EmpireCommanders and leadersAndre MassenaJohann von KlenauStrength11 00017 000Casualties and lossesover 320 1 1 200 2 War of the Fifth Coalition200km125miles22212019Wagram18171615Aspern141211109876543 2 1 current battle Napoleon in command Napoleon not in command The battle ended in favour of the Austrians with Massena forced to break off the combat and wait for his remaining divisions to reinforce him but the French Marshal was able to gather crucial intelligence about the intentions of his enemy 4 Contents 1 Context and battle 2 Aftermath 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksContext and battle editThe French victory at the Battle of Wagram on 6 July forced the commander of the Kaiserlich konigliche Hauptarmee the main Austrian army Archduke Charles of Austria Teschen to retreat In spite of the defeat the retreat was orderly and very well handled The French commanded by Napoleon I were initially unsure about the exact direction with reports saying that the Austrians were retreating towards Bohemia but it was still unclear whether they would retreat using the road to Brunn or the road to Znaim Other reports from sent by General Louis Pierre Montbrun were indicating that the Austrians were actually retreating towards Moravia Massena sent scouts towards Krems and the district of Horn and was able to ascertain that the enemy was not retreating in that direction but he was unable to conclude where they would retreat It thus took the French a few days after the battle of Wagram before they could gather enough intelligence to really understand where the Austrians were going However by 8 July things began to clarify for Napoleon mainly due to intelligence sent by Auguste de Marmont commander of XI Corps and the significance of a series of combats fought by elements of Massena s Corps against the VI Korps under Klenau These combats fought at Korneuburg and Stockerau allowed Massena to inform Napoleon that a large Austrian force was indeed retreating towards Bohemia 5 3 6 Austrian commander Klenau with an initial force of 18 000 men and 64 cannons had orders to delay the French pursuit On 9 July Klenau decided to make another stand this time near Hollabrunn around 55 kilometers northwest of Vienna Following the initial skirmishes Klenau s force was still 17 000 men strong and it now occupied a strong position Opposite to him Massena only had under his immediate control General Claude Legrand s 1st division of IV Corps the Corps cavalry under General Jacob Francois Marulaz and the cuirassiers from the 2nd heavy cavalry division of General Raymond Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint Sulpice Massena promptly engaged Klenau while at the same time conducting a full reconnaissance of the battlefield which enabled him to write to the Emperor and reconfirm that no Austrian regiments were heading towards Krems Massena s attacks were at first successful but Klenau counterattacked and repulsed the French and then opposed staunch resistance to any further attacks The outnumbered Massena was forced to break off the combat and wait for his other three infantry divisions knowing that Claude Carra Saint Cyr s division would be able to rejoin him shortly but that Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor s and Jean Boudet s were much too far off to be of any assistance 4 6 3 Aftermath editBattle losses are unknown and although an Austrian victory the battle of Hollabrunn did allow Massena to write to Napoleon and report that he was on the right track following the Austrians whose main body was retreating along the river Thaya near Laa an der Thaya Johann von Klenau would later be awarded the Military Order of Maria Theresa for his actions at the battle of Wagram and gallant rearguard actions after that battle Meanwhile Archduke Charles of Austria Teschen regrouped a large force at Jetzelsdorf on the Pulkau river but he later evacuated this position after receiving intelligence that a French force was approaching Znaim from the east The next major combat would be the one at Znaim where the Austrians demanded an armistice 4 6 3 Notes edit Gill 2020 p 153 Gill 2020 p 154 a b c d Pigeard 2004 p 386 a b c Rothenberg 2005 p 208 Rothenberg 2005 pp 207 208 a b c Naulet p 76 References editGill John H 2020 The Battle of Znaim Napoleon The Habsburgs and the end of the War of 1809 Barnsley Greenhill Books ISBN 978 1784384500 Pigeard Alain 2004 Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoleon in French Tallandier Bibliotheque Napoleonienne ISBN 2 84734 073 4 Rothenberg Gunther E 2005 The emperor s last victory Napoleon and the Battle of Wagram London Cassell Military ISBN 0304367117 LCCN 2006491419 Further reading editCastle Ian 1994 Chandler David G ed Aspern and Wagram 1809 Osprey Military Campaign Series 33 ISBN 1 85532 366 4 External links edit nbsp Media related to Battle of Hollabrunn 1809 at Wikimedia Commons Preceded byBattle of Gefrees Napoleonic WarsBattle of Hollabrunn 1809 Succeeded byCombat of Schongrabern Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Hollabrunn 1809 amp oldid 1214665332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
