Battle of Pirmasens

When

14 Sep 1793

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.20° N, 7.60° E

Description

1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of the War of the First Coalition

The Battle of Pirmasens saw the French Republican corps led by Jean René Moreaux attack the Prussian force led by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. From prepared positions, the Prussians caught the French in a deadly crossfire, forcing them to withdraw their troops. The clash happened during the War of the First Coalition, part of a larger conflict known as the French Revolutionary Wars.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Pirmasens erleidet die französische Moselarmee eine schwere Niederlage gegen Preußen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Пирмазенсе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• War of the First Coalition20 Apr 1792 · War