What the records say
- When
- 18 Oct 1792 – 21 Oct 1792
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 50.00° N, 8.27° E
- Description
- 1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
Siege of Mainz (1792)
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
The siege of Mainz was a short engagement at the beginning of the War of the First Coalition. The victorious French army of Custine seized the town on October 21, 1792, after three days of siege. The French occupied Mainz, and tried to install the Republic of Mainz there.
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