ORDER OF BATTLE // May 23, 1793
Battle of Famars
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 80,000 estimated
First French Republic
27,000
Medium-confidence figure
Austria
53,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Famars on 23 May 1793 formed part of the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. A Coalition force of roughly 53,000 Austrian, Hanoverian, and British troops under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeated the French Army of the North under François Lamarche, who fielded approximately 27,000 men. French casualties of around 3,000 against Coalition losses of roughly 1,100 indicate a pronounced tactical reverse for the Republic. The action took place near the village of Famars, five kilometres south of Valenciennes, placing the Coalition in a strong position to press operations against that fortress town and sustain their advance into northern France during the opening phase of the campaign.
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