Battle of Schwyz
Coordinates: 47°1′0″N 8°39′0″E / 47.01667°N 8.65000°E
| Battle of Schwyz im Muttenthal | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
.svg.png){kind=small} Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Andre Massena | Franz, Freiherr von Jellachich | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 600 | 2,400 and six cannons | ||||||
Battle of Schwyz im Muttenthal occurred on 14–15 August 1799 between French forces commanded by General of Division Massena and Major General von Franz Jellachich's brigade. The French lost 500 killed, wounded or missing, and the Austrians lost 2,400 men and six guns.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Digby Smith, Napoleonic Wars Data Book, CH:Oberwald. Greenhill Press, 1978, p. 162.
- ↑ (German) Bodart, Gaston. Militär-historisches kreigs-lexikon, (1618–1905). Vienna, Stern, 1908, p. 340.
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