Battle of Hohenlinden

The Battle of Hohenlinden is General Moreau's greatest claim to fame. This decisive battle led to the signing of the Treaty of Lunéville with Austria, which recognized French domination over the left bank of the Rhine, Belgium, Switzerland and northern Italy.

Position of the troops

French General Jean Victor Marie Moreau installed his troops on a wooded plateau along the west-east road  [48.14090, 12.05149] leading from Hohenlinden  [48.15739, 11.99657] to Maitenbeth  [48.14956, 12.09313] and Haag in Oberbayern, as well as to the north of it, between the Isen valley   to the east and the road leading to Erding   to the west.

The Archduke John of Austria blocked him in the direction of Vienna [Wien], which was located 370 kilometers further east.

Hohenlinden, general view

The fight

The frontal attack of the Austrians, in terrible conditions (broken roads, muddy paths, snowstorms), failed. Caught between two fires, the Austrians ended up being pushed back into the forest   , then disbanded.

Neustockach, one kilometer south of Hohenlinden

Aftermath

This defeat, followed by the advance of Moreau's troops of some 300 kilometers over the following three weeks, led Austria to conclude an armistice at Steyr on December 25, 1800, then to sign the peace treaty of Lunéville on February 9, 1801.

Picture - "Battle of Hohenlinden, December 3, 1800". Painted 1836 by Henri Frédéric Schopin.

Authors

Didier Grau

Lionel A. Bouchon

This page was written by Didier Grau, Doctor of Medicine, 13008 Marseille, France and Lionel A. Bouchon, Pharmacist, IT specialist. 74540 Gruffy. France. The two of them founded the Napoléon et Empire website in 2008 and have run it together ever since. Their research focuses in particular on the precise location of Napoleonic sites of memory.