Battle of Oberwald
46°32′0″N 8°21′0″E / 46.53333°N 8.35000°E
| Battle of Oberwald | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Frankreich |
 Österreich | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean Victor Tharreau | Regimental Commander, Colonel Straub | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 | 3,000 and two cannons | ||||||
Battle of Oberwald occurred on 13–14 August 1799 between French forces commanded by General of Division Jean Victor Tharreau and elements of Prince Rohan's corps in southern Switzerlandan. The Austrian regiment was commanded by Colonel Strauch. Both sides engaged approximately 6,000 men. The French lost 500 killed, wounded or missing, and the Austrians lost 3,000 men and two guns.[1] Oberwald is a village in Canton Valais, at the source of the Rhône River, between Grimsel and Furka passes. [2]
References
- ^ Digby Smith, Napoleonic Wars Data Book, CH:Oberwald. Greenhill Press, 1978, p. 162.
- ^ Template:De icon Bodart, Gaston. Militär-historisches kreigs-lexikon, (1618–1905). Vienna, Stern, 1908, p. 340.