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Ulm Campaign

Ulm Campaign was a campaign fought in 1805 at Central Europe, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Central Europe. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 165,200–235,000 against 74,000.

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Napoleon takes the surrender of General Mack and the Austrians at Ulm on October 20, 1805
Napoleon takes the surrender of General Mack and the Austrians at Ulm on October 20, 1805. René Théodore Berthon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1805
WhereCentral Europe, Germany51.000N, 10.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French Empire; BavariaagainstAustria
Casualties and losses6,000and10,000 killed or wounded; 60,000 captured
Part ofWar of the Third Coalition1805 to 1806

Where it sits in the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1805Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, 1805Battle of Elchingen, 1805Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Trafalgar, 1805Battle of Caldiero, 1805Battle of Mehrnbach, 1805Battle of Lambach, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Battle of Steyr, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Dürenstein, 1805Capitulation of Dornbirn, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Castelfranco Veneto, 1805Battle at Wischau, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Invasion of Naples, 1806Siege of Gaeta, 1806Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806Battle of Maida, 1806Battle of Mileto, 180718051807Ulm Campaign, 1805
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Record

Date1805 (year precision)
to 1805
PlaceCentral Europe, Germany
51.000N, 10.000E
KindCampaign, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength165,200–235,00074,000
Casualties and losses6,00010,000 killed or wounded; 60,000 captured
Commanders
Ulm CampaignUlm CampaignGerman campaign of 1813Battle of EisenachBattle of HünfeldEngagement at DermbachSkirmish of MechterstedtBattle of EisenachBattle of HünfeldEngagement at DermbachFrankfurtWiesbadenLeipzigKoblenzMünsterMagdeburgWürzburgGöttingen100 km51.000N, 10.000E
Placed at Central Europe; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Ulm Campaign is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q770116, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Ulm campaign, revision 1370752254, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.