Austrian First Column: Hillier's VI Corps (on left, next to river): Hohenfeld makes first attacks on town, running to Molitor. Later, Kottulinsky probes with light infantry into marshes.

Austrian Second Column: Bellegarde's I Corps (left center): Dedovich makes the final attacks of the day (21 May 1809), with Fresnel behind.

Austrian Third Column: Hohenzollern's II Corps (right center): Second attacks are blunted by marulaz's French cavalry. Brady and Sergenthal behind. Ulm far behind, almost in the town of Breitenlee.

Austrian Cavalry Reserve (right) Lasalle's cavalry ties up the Austrian cavalry.

Austrian Wallmoden cavalry between VI and I Corps. Austrian Stutterheim cavalry between I and II Corps.

For French: Molitor in Aspern, Marulaz cavalry to his right, Lasalle cavalry to his right (halfway to Essling). Legrand is in reserve, with St. Cyr arriving after 7:00 p.m.

Austrians infantry formed upin battalion mass (bataillonmasse), a column of companies closed up. Austrian movements are in white. French movements are in blue.

Sketch of Aspern

Historical Analysis

Part I: Flirting With Disaster
Part II: The Battle for Aspern Begins
Part III: Austrian General Assault

More About Aspern

Sidebar: The Good and Bad at Aspern
Scenario: French Defense of Aspern Order of Battle (text--fast)
Map: French Defense of Aspern
Diorama: French Defense of Aspern: photos of museum-quality diorama of the attack (slow).

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