From July 4 to 6, the Museum Society “Napoleon Museum” Deutsch-Wagram together with the Infantry Regiment No. 3 Archduke Carl and numerous domestic and foreign military history groups and traditional associations to mark the 215th anniversary of the Battle of Wagram. “Wagram History Days”.
The highlight was a battle re-enactment on Saturday evening within sight of the museum located directly on the B9, where Napoleon is said to have once stayed. Around 350 actors representing infantry and artillery provided a loud and colorful glimpse into the military past. Unfortunately, however – apparently for budgetary reasons – without cavalry, unlike in 2005 and 2009.
In 1809, around 300,000 men clashed after a successful French crossing of the Danube in the battle that was ultimately lost by Habsburg Austria – Napoleon’s “revenge” for the defeat at Aspern-Essling a few weeks earlier – and the losses amounted to 75,000 men, including around 12,500 casualties. The battle was part of the so-called “V Coalition War”. This was to be the last victorious campaign of the “French Emperor”.
