France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the Battle of Raab, 1809
- KOD: 4607159RMA
France, Napoleon I Bonaparte. Medal commemorating the Battle of Raab, 1809, Andrieu & Dubois, Denon, Bramsen 854, Bronze 40 mm, weight 34,78 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster.
The Battle of Raab or Battle of Győr (Hungarian: győri csata) was fought on 14 June 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, between Franco-Italian forces and Habsburg forces. The battle was fought near Győr (Raab), Kingdom of Hungary, and ended in a Franco-Italian victory. The victory prevented Archduke John of Austria from bringing any significant force to the Battle of Wagram, while Prince Eugène de Beauharnais's force was able to link up with Emperor Napoleon at Vienna in time to fight at Wagram. Napoleon referred to the battle as "a granddaughter of Marengo and Friedland", as it fell on the anniversary of those two battles (source: wikipedia).