Siege

Siege of Le Quesnoy

28 Aug 1793 – 13 Sep 1793 · 50.25° N, 3.64° E

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28 Aug 1793 – 13 Sep 1793
Kind
Siege
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50.25° N, 3.64° E
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1793 The siege of Le Quesnoy saw a force made up of Habsburg Austrians and French

Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793)

Siege of the War of the First Coalition

The siege of Le Quesnoy saw a force made up of Habsburg Austrians and French Royalists led by François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt lay siege to a Republican French garrison commanded by François Goullus. After two and a half week siege, the French capitulated after suffering heavy losses.

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