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Battle of Aspern–Essling

May 21–22, 1809 · Battle of Aspern–Essling

Part of Napoleonic Wars

Contemporaries On the map

Archduke Charles beat Napoleon's crossing of the Danube below Vienna, his first defeat in person.

Sides

French Empire and allies

France
Napoleon military commander André Masséna military commander Jean Lannes military commander

Coalition

Austrian Empire
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander Johann von Hiller military commander Heinrich Joseph Johann von Bellegarde military commander