Battle of Ettlingen (Q4870989)

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Die Schlacht bei Malsch am 9. Juli 1796 war Teil des Ersten Koalitionskrieges an der Front am Oberrhein. Sie fand zwischen österreichischen und sächsischen Truppen unter Befehl von Erzherzog Karl von Österreich sowie französischen Truppen unter General Moreau statt. Im Pariser Triumphbogen wird die Schlacht nach französischer Tradition auch als „Bataille d’Ettlingen“ benannt.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Battle of Ettlingen or Battle of Malsch (9 July 1796) was fought during the French Revolutionary Wars between the armies of the First French Republic and Habsburg Austria near the town of Malsch, 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Ettlingen. The Austrians under Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen tried to halt the northward advance of Jean Victor Marie Moreau's French Army of Rhin-et-Moselle along the east bank of the Rhine River. After a tough fight, the Austrian commander found that his left flank was turned. He conceded victory to the French and retreated east toward Stuttgart. Ettlingen is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Karlsruhe.

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