Eggmühl (formerly known in English as Eggmuhl or Eckmühl) is a village of Germany, in Bavaria, on the Große Laaber, 20 km S.E. of Regensburg. Since 1978, it is part of the municipality Schierling.[1] It is famous as the site of a battle fought on the 22 April 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition between the French, the Bavarians, the Württembergers under Napoleon, and the Austrians under the Archduke Charles, which resulted in the defeat of the latter. Napoleon, in recognition of Marshal Davout's great share in the victory, conferred on him the title of Prince of Eckmühl.[2]
See also
edit- Battle of Abensberg occurred April 20, 1809.
- Battle of Landshut occurred April 21, 1809.
- Battle of Eckmühl occurred 21–22 April 1809.
Notes
edit- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1978, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 887.
Further reading
edit- Castle, Ian. Eggmuhl 1809: Storm Over Bavaria, Oxford, Osprey Publishing, 1998, ISBN 1-85532-708-2.
External links
edit- Monument to the battle Archived 2017-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
48°50′38″N 12°10′56″E / 48.8438°N 12.1823°E
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