Battle of Altenkirchen
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| Battle of Altenkirchen | |||||||
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| Part of War of the First Coalition | |||||||
 Battle of Altenkirchen, 4 June 1796 by Hippolyte Bellangé, 1838-1839 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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French Republic |
 Habsburg Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jean Baptiste Kléber |
Duke Ferdinand of Württemberg | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Army of Sambre-et-Meuse |
Army of the Lower Rhine | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| light | 1,500, 12 guns | ||||||
The Battle of Altenkirchen (4 June 1796) saw two
Wars of the French Revolution. Altenkirchen is located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Bonn
.
The French opened the
Battle of Wetzlar
on 15–16 June.
References
- ISBN 978-0-85706-598-8.
- Rickard, J. (2009). "Combat of Siegburg, 1 June 1796". historyofwar.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- Rickard, J. (2009). "First battle of Altenkirchen, 4 June 1796". historyofwar.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
50°41′14″N 7°38′44″E / 50.68722°N 7.64556°E
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