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11/30/2014 Battle of Schöngrabern Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sch%C3%B6ngrabern 1/3 Battle of Schöngrabern (or Hollabrunn) Part of the War of the Third Coalition Battle of Schöngrabern Date 16 November 1805 Location Schöngrabern, Hollabrunn Result French tactical victory; Russian strategic victory Belligerents First French Empire Russian Empire Austrian Empire Commanders and leaders Joachim Murat Jean Lannes Petr Bagration Strength 45,806 present. 20,661 engaged[1] about 7,300 in total[2] Casualties and losses 1,200 total casualties[3] 1,200 killed 1,448 captured[4] Battle of Schöngrabern From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Schöngrabern (also known as the Battle of Hollabrunn) was an engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition, fought on 16 November 1805 near Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, four weeks after the Battle of Ulm and two weeks before the Battle of Austerlitz (Slavkov, Moravia now Czech Republic). The Russian army of Kutuzov was retiring north of the Danube before the French army of Napoleon. On 13 November 1805 Marshals Murat and Lannes, commanding the French advance guard, had captured a bridge over the Danube at Vienna by falsely claiming that an armistice had been signed, and then rushing the bridge while the guards were distracted. Kutuzov needed to gain time in order to make contact near Brno (Brünn) with reinforcements led by Buxhowden. He ordered his rearguard under MajorGeneral Prince Pyotr Bagration to delay the French. Murat and Lannes commanded the 4th and 5th Corps and the Reserve Cavalry. Bagration took up a position about 6 km north of Hollabrunn, on the hill above the small town of Schöngrabern (today part of Grabern). Murat believed that the whole of the Russian army was before him, and hesitated to attack. Bagration then suggested to Murat that negotiations for an armistice should be opened. Murat agreed, and did not attack. When Napoleon was informed of this he was furious and wrote to Murat: “ I cannot find words to express my displeasure. You only command my vanguard and have no right to agree to an armistice without my orders. You will cost me the fruits of a campaign. End the armistice at once, and attack the enemy. Inform him that the general who has signed this has no power to make it, that only the Russian Emperor has the right, and that when the Russian Emperor ratifies this agreement, I will also ratify it. But it is only a ruse. March, destroy the Russian army. You are in a position to take his baggage and Coordinates: 48°36′51″N 16°01′11″E
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BattleofSchngrabern(orHollabrunn)PartoftheWaroftheThirdCoalition
BattleofSchngrabern
Date 16November1805
Location Schngrabern,Hollabrunn
Result FrenchtacticalvictoryRussianstrategicvictory
BelligerentsFirstFrenchEmpire RussianEmpire
AustrianEmpire
CommandersandleadersJoachimMuratJeanLannes
PetrBagration
Strength45,806present.20,661engaged[1]
about7,300intotal[2]
Casualtiesandlosses1,200totalcasualties[3] 1,200killed
1,448captured[4]
BattleofSchngrabernFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia
TheBattleofSchngrabern(alsoknownastheBattleofHollabrunn)wasanengagementintheNapoleonicWarsduringtheWaroftheThirdCoalition,foughton16November1805nearHollabrunninLowerAustria,fourweeksaftertheBattleofUlmandtwoweeksbeforetheBattleofAusterlitz(Slavkov,MoravianowCzechRepublic).
TheRussianarmyofKutuzovwasretiringnorthoftheDanubebeforetheFrencharmyofNapoleon.On13November1805MarshalsMuratandLannes,commandingtheFrenchadvanceguard,hadcapturedabridgeovertheDanubeatViennabyfalselyclaimingthatanarmisticehadbeensigned,andthenrushingthebridgewhiletheguardsweredistracted.KutuzovneededtogaintimeinordertomakecontactnearBrno(Brnn)withreinforcementsledbyBuxhowden.HeorderedhisrearguardunderMajorGeneralPrincePyotrBagrationtodelaytheFrench.
MuratandLannescommandedthe4thand5thCorpsandtheReserveCavalry.Bagrationtookupapositionabout6kmnorthofHollabrunn,onthehillabovethesmalltownofSchngrabern(todaypartofGrabern).MuratbelievedthatthewholeoftheRussianarmywasbeforehim,andhesitatedtoattack.BagrationthensuggestedtoMuratthatnegotiationsforanarmisticeshouldbeopened.Muratagreed,anddidnotattack.WhenNapoleonwasinformedofthishewasfuriousandwrotetoMurat:
Icannotfindwordstoexpressmydispleasure.Youonlycommandmyvanguardandhavenorighttoagreetoanarmisticewithoutmyorders.Youwillcostmethefruitsofacampaign.Endthearmisticeatonce,andattacktheenemy.Informhimthatthegeneralwhohassignedthishasnopowertomakeit,thatonlytheRussianEmperorhastheright,andthatwhentheRussianEmperorratifiesthisagreement,Iwillalsoratifyit.Butitisonlyaruse.March,destroytheRussianarmy.Youareinapositiontotakehisbaggageand
Coordinates:483651N160111E
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artillery.[5] On16November1805MuratinformedBagrationthatthearmisticewouldendat5:00pm.Theconfusedactiontookplaceduringthenight.AftersustainingseveralFrenchassaultsandholdingthepositionforsomesixhours,BagrationwasdrivenoutandexecutedaskilledandorganisedwithdrawaltoretirenortheasttojointhemainRussianarmy.HisskillfuldefenceinthefaceofsuperiorforcessuccessfullydelayedtheFrenchenoughfortheRussianforcesofKutusovandBuxhowdentouniteatBrno(Brnn)on18November1805.
Thebattleinfiction
ThebattleisdepictedinLeoTolstoysnovelWarandPeace.PrinceAndreiBolkonskyispresentandattacheshimselftotheartillerybatteryofCaptainTushin.Asthebattleprogressesthebatteryendsupaloneandunsupported,becomingthedecidingfactorinthesuccessfulwithdrawaloftheRussiantroops.Laterthatevening,someRussianstaffofficersaccuseCaptainTushinofhavingabandonedhisartillerypieces,ratherthanretreatingwiththegunsasordered.PrinceAndreitellsBagrationthattherewerenosupportingRussiantroops,andthatCaptainTushinandhismenmightwellhavebeenthevitalpointindelayingtheFrenchadvance.
Giventhelackofdetailinhistoricalsourcesforthisbattle,itisunclearhowcloselyTolstoy'sversionofthebattlerelatestothehistoricalaction.
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