The War of the Fifth Coalition was fought in 1809 between Napoleon's France and its allies and an alliance of Austria and Britain. Austria, led militarily by Archduke Charles, attacked Bavaria, but Napoleon quickly counterattacked, won at Eckmühl and occupied Vienna in May. He suffered his first major defeat at Aspern-Essling, then defeated the Austrians decisively at Wagram. The Treaty of Schönbrunn followed, in which Austria ceded territory and paid indemnities. Elsewhere the Tyrolean rebellion under Andreas Hofer resisted Bavarian and French rule, and a British expedition to Walcheren in the Netherlands ended in failure and heavy losses from disease.
Before and after
- 3 February 1809Birth of Felix Mendelssohn
- 12 February 1809Birth of Charles Darwin
- 12 February 1809Birth of Abraham Lincoln
- 31 March 1809Birth of Nikolai Gogol
- from 10 April 1809 to 14 October 1809War of the Fifth Coalition
- 8 May 1809Battle of Piave River
- 31 May 1809Death of Joseph Haydn
- 14 June 1809Battle of Raab
- from 27 July 1809 to 28 July 1809Battle of Talavera
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