"The Second Battle of Perchaon 30 April 1809" Topic
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Tango01  | 29 Jun 2026 1:18 p.m. PST |
"The overall strategic situation has not changed significantly since the 29 April. In the north on the Danube the Austrians continue to defend the line of the River Inn. While to the north east of Salzburg the Austrians have been conducting a fighting withdrawal in front of Massena's advance. The Austrian's goal is to hold off Massena long enough for the forces in the north to break contact and withdraw to the next defensible position. If Massena were to break through it could envelope the Austrian forces on the River Inn. Consequently, the day before on the 29th April 1st Reserve Korps turned and faced Massena's IV Corps D' Armee, in the expectation that the 3rd Armeekorps would join them and in doing so inflict a significant defeat on Massena. The battle didn't achieve that goal, and the 1st Reserve Korps took significant casualties from artillery before it could come into contact, and before 3rd Armeekorps arrived. As a result the decision was made to withdraw to the south east. However, as both Korps were about to depart around 1800hrs 4th Armeekorps arrived from the north. The die was cast, they would be committed to fighting Massena on the 30th April, but this time with far greater strength…" link link
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