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BATTLE // March 18, 1793

Battle of Neerwinden

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Overview

The Battle of Neerwinden saw a Republican French army led by Charles François Dumouriez attack a Coalition army commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The Coalition army of the Habsburg monarchy together with a small contingent of allied Dutch Republic troops repulsed all French assaults after bitter fighting and Dumouriez conceded defeat, withdrawing from the field. The French position in the Austrian Netherlands swiftly collapsed, ending the threat to the Dutch Republic and allowing Austria to regain control of its lost province. The War of the First Coalition engagement was fought at Neerwinden, located 57 kilometres (35 mi) east of Brussels in present-day Belgium.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Habsburg monarchy39,000–43,000
    medium
  • Republican France40,000–47,000
    medium

Both sides were near-evenly matched in numbers

Casualties

  • Habsburg monarchy2,859–3,000
    medium7% loss rate
  • Republican France4,000–5,000
    medium10% loss rate
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Commanders (3)

Habsburg monarchy

Republican France

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