Episode 2 of 3
Battle of Fleurus
- When
- 26 June 1794
- Where
- Fleurus, Austrian Netherlands
- Part of
- Battle of Fleurus
Jourdan's French army defeated Coburg's Austro-Dutch force on 26 June 1794, a tactically indecisive but strategically decisive engagement.
The Allies attacked to relieve Charleroi, half a day too late. The French held their line despite morning defeats on both flanks, counterattacked in the afternoon, and repelled relentless Allied assaults; the terrain favoured defenders, and the Allies gained only a toehold in Lambusart. Both armies were exhausted by the intense, unrelenting fighting.
Sources
- Battle of Fleurus (1794) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
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