Battle of Fleurus

When

26 Jun 1794

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.48° N, 4.55° E

Description

1794 battle during the War of the First Coalition

1794 battle of the War of the First Coalition, first ever battle with aerial reconnaissance

The Battle of Fleurus was fought on 26 June 1794 during the War of the First Coalition between the French Revolutionary Army under Jean-Baptiste Jourdan and an Austro-Dutch army commanded by Prince Josias of Coburg. In what was the most significant battle of the Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition, Jourdan's army was able to concentrate its forces and defeat Coburg and his troops.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Fleurus: French forces defeat the Austrians and their allies”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei Fleurus beendet nach dem Sieg der französischen Revolutionsarmee die Herrschaft der Habsburger in den Niederlanden”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'armée française de Jourdan remporte la victoire sur les troupes britanno-hollandaises à la bataille de Fleurus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Флёрюсе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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