Battle of Neuwied (1797)

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Battle of Neuwied (1797)
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Neuwied by Victor Adam, 1836
Date 18 April 1797 Location Neuwied, present-day Germany 50°27′12″N 7°27′15″E / 50.45333°N 7.45417°E / 50.45333; 7.45417 Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Habsburg Austria
Commanders and leaders
Lazare Hoche	Franz von Werneck[1]
Units involved
Army of Sambre-et-Meuse	Army of the Lower Rhine
Strength
35,000[2] to 38,000[3]	21,000
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed, wounded and captured	10,000 (3,000–4,000 dead, 7,000 captured), 24–27 guns, 5–7 colors, 60 wagons
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

The Battle of Neuwied (18 April 1797) saw Lazare Hoche lead part of the French Army of Sambre-et-Meuse against Franz von Werneck's Austrian army. The French attack surprised their enemies and broke through their lines. Aside from 1,000 men killed and wounded, Austrian losses included at least 3,000 prisoners, 24 artillery pieces, 60 vehicles, and five colors. For their part, the French lost 2,000 men killed, wounded, and captured. The losses were in vain because Napoleon Bonaparte signed the Preliminaries of Leoben with Austria the same day. The armistice halted the fighting so that both sides could negotiate a peace. The action occurred during the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.