Battle of Neerwinden (18 March 1793)
- When
- 18 March 1793
- Where
- Neerwinden, present-day Belgium
- Part of
- Second Battle of Neerwinden
Dumouriez's French Republican army attacked Coburg's Coalition army near Neerwinden; after bitter fighting all French assaults were repulsed and Dumouriez withdrew.
The War of the First Coalition engagement was fought at Neerwinden, 57 kilometres (35 mi) east of Brussels in present-day Belgium. A Republican French army led by Charles François Dumouriez attacked a Coalition army commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, composed of Habsburg monarchy troops with a small contingent of allied Dutch Republic soldiers. After bitter fighting the Coalition repulsed all French assaults, and Dumouriez conceded defeat, withdrawing from the field.
Sources
- Battle of Neerwinden (1793) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
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