The Battle of Neuburg was the final engagement of the 1800 Danube campaign, ending days before the Franco-Habsburg armistice.
Key Facts
- Date
- 27 June 1800
- River
- Danube, southern bank
- War
- War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802)
- Coalition commander
- Pál Kray
- Heaviest fighting location
- Village of Unterhausen, outskirts of Neuburg
- Armistice signed
- A few days after the battle
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following a string of French victories at Stockach, Meßkirch, and Biberach, Austrian commander Pál Kray withdrew to the fortress at Ulm and left detachments to guard Danube crossings, including at Neuburg. French forces continued to press eastward along the Danube, threatening Habsburg positions and the route to Vienna.
On 27 June 1800, French and Austrian forces clashed at Neuburg on the southern bank of the Danube in Bavaria. The heaviest fighting took place in the village of Unterhausen on the outskirts of Neuburg, as the French sought to secure yet another key Danube crossing held by Coalition detachments.
The Battle of Neuburg marked the end of active operations in the summer Danube campaign. An armistice between France and the Habsburgs was concluded just days afterward, though fighting resumed in late November. The French ultimately prevailed at Ampfing and Hohenlinden, sealing Habsburg defeat in the war.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent
Pál Kray.