Capture of Porrentruy

When

28 Apr 1792

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

47.42° N, 7.08° E

Description

1792 battle of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of the War of the First Coalition

The capture of Porrentruy was a siege of the Swiss town of Porrentruy. The town was held by Austria and attacked by the French. The event occurred on 28 April 1792 and resulted in victory for the French forces. This engagement marked the commencement of the War of the First Coalition.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “prise de Porrentruy par les Français”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “взятие Поррантруи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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