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1809 combat during the War of the Fifth Coalition
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The
Combat of Stockerau
was a minor
rearguard
cavalry
skirmish
fought by elements of the cavalry of
Austrian
VI Korps of the
Kaiserlich-konigliche Hauptarmee
under
Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
against a single
Hessian
Guard
Chevauleger
regiment, under the command of
French
General
Jacob Francois Marulaz
. The combat ended in favour of the Austrians.
Context
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Following the French victory at the
battle of Wagram
two days before, the French IV Corps of the
Armee d'Allemagne
, under
Marshal
Andre Massena
was pursuing
Johann von Klenau
's VI Korps of the
Kaiserlich-konigliche Hauptarmee Hauptarmee
. After a successful skirmish at
Korneuburg
on 7 July, Massena was aware that the enemy was retreating towards
Bohemia
and continued his pursuit in that direction. Leading Massena's Corps cavalry was General Marulaz, who led the way, at the head of the Hessian
Garde-Chevauleger
regiment,
a total of three squadrons, with a complement of 150 men.
Battle
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Arriving with these men at
Stockerau
, around 43 kilometers from
Vienna
, on 8 July, Marulaz was attacked by the Austrian
hussars
of Austrian VI Korps.
At the battle of Wagram, Wallmoden's command included around 1,365 cavalrymen from the 7th
Liechtenstein
(8 squadrons, 712 men) and 8th
Kienmayer
Hussars (8 squadrons 563 men),
but it is unclear how many of these men Wallmoden actually engaged at Stockerau. It is certain, however, that, following a brief series of cavalry engagements, the troops of Marulaz were broken, dispersed and the regiment was almost destroyed.
French military historian Alain Pigeard qualifies the cavalry combat at Stockerau as a "bloody setback" for the French under Marulaz.
Notes
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References
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- Pigeard, Alain (2004).
Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoleon
(in French). Tallandier, Bibliotheque Napoleonienne.
ISBN
2-84734-073-4
.
- Castle, Ian (1994).
Chandler, David G
(ed.).
Aspern and Wagram 1809
. Osprey Military, Campaign Series 33.
ISBN
1-85532-366-4
.
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