What the records say
- When
- 26 Apr 1794 – 30 Apr 1794
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.73° N, 3.22° E
- Description
- 1794 War of the First Coalition battle
Battle of Mouscron
1794 battle of the War of the First Coalition
The Battle of Mouscron was a series of clashes that occurred when the Republican French Army of the North under Jean-Charles Pichegru moved northeast to attack Menin and was opposed by Coalition forces under the overall leadership of François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt. In their initial advance, the French began the siege of Menin and captured Courtrai.
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