Episode 2 of 3
French victory at the Battle of Aldenhoven
- When
- 2 October 1794
- Where
- Battle of Aldenhoven / Battle of the Roer
- Part of
- Battle of Aldenhoven
Jourdan's French army defeated Clerfayt's Habsburg army defending the Roer line on 2 October 1794.
The Battle of Aldenhoven, also known as the Battle of the Roer, was fought on 2 October 1794. A Republican French army commanded by Jean Baptiste Jourdan defeated a Habsburg army under François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, which was defending the line of the Roer River. A key crossing was won by the French right wing at Düren after heavy fighting.
Sources
- Battle of Aldenhoven (1794) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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