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Battle of Wertingen
In the Battle of Wertingen (8 October 1805) Imperial French forces led by Marshals Joachim Murat and Jean Lannes attacked a small Austrian corps commanded by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz Xaver von Auffenberg. This action, the first battle of the Ulm Campaign, resulted in a clear French victory. Wertingen lies northwest of Augsburg. The combat was fought during the War of the Third Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars.
Background.
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had launched his 200,000-man Grand Army across the Rhine. This
's north bank and attack his supply lines. In fact, that what exactly what Mack was contemplating.
Battle.
After the debate at Wertingen, Mack gave up the idea of striking east along the south bank of the Danube. He instead decided to cross at Günzburg and march east on the north bank. At this time, Mack and Ferdinand deployed a significant part of their army on a line from Reisensburg, just east of Günzburg on the Danube, to Limbach which lies five kilometers to the southeast. General