Battle of Theiningen

BelligerentsFirst French RepublicHabsburg monarchyCommanders and leadersGeneral of Division Bernadotte  (WIA)Archduke CharlesStrength 9,000 28,000Casualties and losses Moderate Moderate

The Battle of Theiningen took place in Germany on 22–23 August 1796 during the War of the First Coalition. A French division, led by Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, repulsed an attempted encirclement, and fought a successful rearguard action, despite being outnumbered three-to-one, against an Austrian army led by Archduke Charles of Austria, allowing the French Army of Sambre and Meuse to retreat toward the Rhine.