Battle of Neresheim

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Neresheim
partof=the French Revolutionary War
campaign=


caption=
date=11 August, 1796
place=Neresheim, Duchy of Württemberg
result=French victory
combatant1=flagicon|France First French Republic
combatant2=flag|Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
commander1=Jean Victor Marie Moreau
commander2=flagicon|Holy Roman EmpireArchduke Charles
strength1=50,000
strength2=20,000
casualties1=2,400
casualties2=1,600The Battle of Neresheim was fought on August 11 1796 and resulted the victory of French under General Moreau against Austrians under Archduke Charles.

The Austrians had originally planned to draw Moreau's eastwards into a trap, where they would surrounded and overwhelmed . However, because of poor coordination and disagreement between the Austrian commanders, only a small force of Austrians were in position to engage the French when they arrived. The defeat forced the Austrians to withdraw further into Bavaria.

References

*Pope, Stephen. "The Cassell Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars", Cassell (1999)