What the records say
- When
- 1 Mar 1793
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.90° N, 6.28° E
- Description
- 1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition
Battle of Aldenhoven (1793)
Battle of the War of the First Coalition
The Battle of Aldenhoven saw the Habsburg Austrian army commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld attack a Republican French force under René Joseph de Lanoue. The Austrians successfully crossed the Roer River and engaged in a cavalry charge led by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen which routed the French and inflicted heavy losses.
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