Battle of Mannheim (1799) 1799
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 18 September 1799 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1799 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Germany | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War of the Second Coalition | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 49.4889, 8.4692 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Mannheim (18 September 1799) was fought between an Austrian army commanded by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and a French army under Jacques Léonard Muller. Most of the French Army of the Rhine had retreated to the west bank of the Rhine River, leaving the division of Antoine Laroche-Dubouscat to hold Mannheim on the east bank. Despite assistance by Michel Ney, Laroche's division was beaten and driven out of the city when attacked by Charles and a much superior force. The War of the Second Coalition action occurred in the city of Mannheim, today located in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Frankfurt.
In the summer of 1799, Muller's 18,000-man army had the mission of drawing Charles' Austrian army away from Switzerland, the central and western portions of which were held by André Masséna's army. Moving south from Mannheim, the Army of the Rhine laid siege to Philippsburg. Provoked by this threat to his strategic rear, Charles and 30,000 troops moved north against Muller, who quickly withdrew. Muller erred in leaving Laroche to be mauled by Charles, but his campaign became a strategic success when Masséna severely defeated a Russian army at the Second Battle of Zurich on 25 and 26 September.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Mannheim (1799) (revision 1370448853), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Action at Mannheim (1795) 1795 · 0 km
- Battle of Seckenheim 1462 · 0 km
- Capture of Mannheim 1622 · 1 km
- Battle of Ludwigshafen 1849 · 2 km
- Battle of Maudach 1796 · 8 km
- Siege of Frankenthal 1621 · 10 km
Other battles of the War of the Second Coalition
- Battle of Nicopolis (1798) 1798
- Battle of St. George's Caye 1798
- Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) 1798
- Battle of Alkmaar (1799) 1799
- Battle of Cassano (1799) 1799
- Battle of Feldkirch 1799
- Battle of Genola 1799
- Battle of Gotthard Pass 1799
- Battle of Krabbendam 1799
- Battle of Magnano 1799
All 35 battles of the War of the Second Coalition →
Browse more: battles in Germany · Europe · Early modern battles