Siege

Siege of Maastricht

6 Feb 1793 – 2 Mar 1793 · 50.85° N, 5.68° E

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6 Feb 1793 – 2 Mar 1793
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Siege
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50.85° N, 5.68° E
Description
1793 French siege and failed capture of Maastricht by De Miranda during the First Coalition War

Siege of Maastricht (1793)

Siege of the War of the First Coalition

The siege of Maastricht was a failed siege of the city of Maastricht by the forces of the French First Republic from 6 February to 2 March 1793, marking the final action of the 1793 campaign of the War of the First Coalition. The city was successfully defended by the Dutch garrison with the assistance of a small band of French Royalists.

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