Battle of Wiesloch (1799) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Wiesloch (1799)
Part of War of the Second Coalition
Location of Wiesloch in Baden-Württemberg
Date 3 December 1799 Location Wiesloch 49°17′37″N 8°40′20″E / 49.2935°N 8.6721°E / 49.2935; 8.6721 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austria	France
Commanders and leaders
Count Anton Sztáray	Claude Lecourbe
Strength
5,000	17,000
Casualties and losses
500 (10%)	1,500 (8.82%)

The Battle of Wiesloch (German: Schlacht bei Wiesloch) occurred on 3 December 1799, during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly commanded the far right wing protecting the main Austrian army in Swabia, under the command of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. With the victory at Wiesloch (on 3 December), Sztáray's force drove the French from the right bank of the Rhine and relieved the fortress at Philippsburg.