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War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing him to rejoin the main French army.
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War of the Fifth Coalition
1809 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in Central Europe between the Austrian Empire of Francis I and Napoleon's French Empire. The French were supported by their…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Louis-Nicolas Davout
French Marshal (1770–1823)
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout, better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Teugen-Hausen
1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
The Battle of Teugen-Hausen or the Battle of Thann was an engagement that occurred during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was fought on 19 April 1809 between the French III Corps led by Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout and the Austrian III…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lower Bavaria
Administrative region of Bavaria, Germany
Lower Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. It consists of nine districts and 258 municipalities.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)