Battle of Höchstädt (1800)
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The Battle of Höchstädt was fought on 19 June 1800 on the north bank of the Danube near Höchstädt, and resulted in a French victory under General Jean Victor Marie Moreau against the Austrians under B
Battle of Hochstett, 19 June 1800 Hippolyte Lecomte, 1838
The Battles of Stockach and Engen in May 1800, followed by a larger battle at Meßkirch, followed the Hohentwiel capitulation to the French
Jean Victor Moreau commanded the French Army of the Rhine.
Emperor Francis II replaced Paul Kray (1735–1804) with his brother, Archduke John (above), after the Kray's losses in the Danube campaign.
Paul Kray
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Baron Paul Kray of Krajova and Topolya, was a soldier and general in Habsburg service during the Seven Years' War, the War of Bavarian Succession, the Austro-Turkish War, and the French Revolutionary
Battle of Höchstädt (1800)
…the north bank of the Danube near Höchstädt, and resulted in a French victory under General Jean Victor Marie Moreau against the Austrians under Baron Pál Kray. The Austrians were subsequently forced back into the fortress town of Ulm. Instead of attacking the heavily fortified, walled city, which would result…
Baron Paul Kray