Battles & Campaigns · 1796
Battle of Amberg
Amberg, Bavaria, Germany
What happened
Archduke Charles brought troops north to join Wartensleben. While Wartensleben attacked from the front, Charles struck the French right flank. The French were outnumbered and Jourdan retreated north-west.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It was a turning point in the 1796 Rhine campaign, which had been going well for France until then.
What came next
The two French armies drifted further apart, and Charles won again at Würzburg on 3 September.
Did you know?
An Austrian officer who spotted the chance wrote to Charles: 'If your Royal Highness will or can advance 12,000 men against Jourdan's rear, he is lost.'
Timeline
- 11 August 1796Battle of Neresheim.
- 24 August 1796Battle of Amberg.
- 3 September 1796Battle of Würzburg.