Second day: capture of the Wattignies height and Coalition withdrawal
- When
- 16–17 October 1793
- Where
- Height of Wattignies
- Part of
- Battle of Wattignies
On 16 October Jourdan assaulted the Wattignies height in three columns; deserters' false reports unnerved the Austrians, who withdrew.
During the night French deserters wrongly reported to the Austrians that Jourdan was reinforced to 100,000 men. Jourdan mounted the main assault against the height of Wattignies in three columns from Dimont, Dimechaux and Choisies. After two days of combat his troops compelled the Habsburg covering force led by Count of Clerfayt to withdraw. The victory allowed the French to raise the siege of Maubeuge. On 17 October the garrison sent a column south to meet Jourdan rather than north after the retreating Coalition forces.
Sources
- Battle of Wattignies Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
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