Siege

Siege of Valenciennes

25 May 1793 – 27 Jul 1793 · 50.36° N, 3.52° E

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25 May 1793 – 27 Jul 1793
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Siege
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50.36° N, 3.52° E
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1793 18th-century battle

Siege of Valenciennes (1793)

18th-century battle

The siege of Valenciennes took place between 13 June and 28 July 1793, during the Flanders campaign of the War of the First Coalition. The French garrison under Jean Henri Becays Ferrand was blockaded by part of the army of Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, commanded by the Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. Valenciennes fell on 28 July, resulting in an Allied victory.

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