Battle of Linth River

September 26, 1799 · Bilten

Result French victory

French troops under Jean-de-Dieu Soult crossed the Linth river and defeated an Austrian force in eastern Switzerland. The Austrian commander Friedrich von Hotze was killed, as part of the French victory at the Second Battle of Zurich.

France

Holy Roman Empire

Strength and losses

Strength
14,500
Casualties
1,100
Strength
19,000
Casualties
6,500