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  partof the War of the Second Coalition
  date December 3 , 1800
  place Hohenlinden , near Munich
  result Decisive French victory
  combatant1 First French Republic
  combatant2 Austrian Empire
  commander1 General Moreau
  commander2 Archduke John
  strength1 180,000
  strength2 120,000
  casualties1 6,000 dead and wounded
  casualties2 8,000 dead and wounded, 12,000 captured, 200 cannons lost


The Battle of Hohenlinden near Munich was fought on December 3 , 1800 , during the French Revolutionary Wars . It resulted in a French victory under General Moreau against the Austria ns and Bavarian s under Archduke John , forcing him to sign an armistice.

In terms of the number of troops involved it was the largest in the French Revolutionary Wars and quite possibly European history until the Battle Of Wagram in 1809. Moreau's 100,000 strong army engaged some 120,000 Austrians.

The battle hinged on an ambush on a road through a forest. The French had 6 000 dead and wounded while the Austrians suffered 8 000 casualties, lost 12 000 Prisoners and 200 cannons. This decisive victory, coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte 's victory at Marengo, ended the War Of The Second Coalition . The following February (1801), the Austrians signed the Treaty Of Lunéville , accepting French control up to the Rhine and the French puppet republics in Italy and the Netherlands. The subsequent Treaty Of Amiens between France and Britain began the longest break in the wars of the Napoleonic period.