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Napoleonic Wars - Battle of Aspern-Essling 1809 - Universal History
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In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to seek revenge for its humiliation at Austerlitz three years earlier.
Archduke Charles invaded France's ally, Bavaria, but Napoleon mustered fresh troops and transformed the strategic situation in four days of fierce fighting along the Danube.
Archduke Charles invaded France's ally, Bavaria, but Napoleon mustered fresh troops and transformed the strategic situation in four days of fierce fighting along the Danube.