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ELCHINGEN, a village of Germany, in the kingdom of Bavaria, not far from the Danube, 5 M. N.E. from Ulm. Here, on the 14th of October 1805, the Austrians under Laudon were defeated by the French under Ney, who by taking the bridge decided the day and gained for himself the title of duke of Elchingen.