La Bataille de Deutsch Wagram 1809

Archduke Charles Statue in Vienna

His long retirement mainly seemed to be filled with the siring and raising of the collective royal broods of Europe. He died in 1847. The Austrians finally raised a statue to him in 1860. His strategic influence reached into the 1866 Seven Weeks War, but the Austrians suffered for that piece of his influence as the losers of the war and start of the decline of their influence in Europe.

A note on Aspern-Essling and Wagram

For many people today, it is hard to imagine a small country like Austria to have had controlled so many different lands in Europe. In addition to Hungary, Austria controlled parts of Poland; Germany; the Czech Republic; Slovakia; most of the Balkans; and for a time, the Netherlands. This is reflected in the composition of the Austrian Army commanded by Karl in 1809, post Aspern-Essling. This army was augmented by a variety of volunteers and ad-hoc units from around the Austrian Empire. The losses were very heavy for both sides at Aspern-Essling. While the French were pushed back, they could not be driven into the Danube by pursuing Austrian Korps. The French fell back to Lobau Island; and the Austrians suffered enough casualties to force them stop their attacks at that point. Both sides called up reserves and brought new formations into the line. Thus Karl did not feel confident enough to man the banks of

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