N & E
Napoléon & Empire

Date and place

  • April 22nd, 1809 at Eckmühl or Eggmühl, fifty kilometers north of Munich, Bavaria.

Involved forces

  • French army (35,000 men) under Marshal Davout then 100,000 men under Emperor Napoleon the First. 
  • Austrian army (80,000 men) under Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen. 

Casualties and losses

  • French army: between 3,500 and 8,000 hommes men killed or injured, according differents sources. 
  • Austrian army: from 6,000 to 12,000 men out of combat, 4,000 prisoners. 

Picture - "Battle of Eckmühl, April 22nd, 1809 at 06:00 PM". Watercolor painting by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti.

Napoleonic Battles - Picture of the battle of Eckmühl -

Photos Credits

 Photo of Lionel A. Bouchon Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.
 Photo of Marie-Albe Grau Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
 Photo of Floriane Grau Photos by Floriane Grau.
 Photo of Michèle Grau-Ghelardi Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
 Photo of Didier Grau Photos by Didier Grau.
 Photo of various authors Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.