NAPOLEON I - Lot 251

NAPOLEON I NAPOLEO MAGNUS GAL. IMP. IT. REX P.F. AVG. INVICTVS. Head of the emperor wearing iron crown. Below, L. MANFREDINI F. R/. HOSTIBUS UBIQUE FUSIS CAESIS CAPTIS. A Victory flying right, holding a palm palm and thunderbolt. MDCCCIX in exergue. Smooth edge. ♦ Bramsen 862; Julius 2111; Essling 1243 Silver medal by L. Manfredini 1809 Milan. (43.85 g) Ø 42.38 mm Superb. The Battle of Wagram was a decisive battle in the war of the Fifth Coalition. It took place from July 5 to 6, 1809, on the Marchfeld (de) plains on the north bank of the Danube, with the main fighting taking place around the village of Deutsch-Wagram, 10 km northeast of Vienna. The two-day battle saw the French imperial army, under the command of Napoleon I, prevail over the Austrian imperial army commanded by Archduke Charles of Austria-Teschen. The Battle of Wagram was the deadliest of the battles that had taken place up to that point, and would only be equalled or surpassed by the Battles of Moskova and Leipzig. After the battle, exhausted and having suffered heavy losses, the French forces were unable to pursue their enemy. As for the Austrians, their situation, already very difficult before the battle, became desperate after the defeat.