Battle of Le Cateau (1794)
Battle of Le Cateau (1794) | |||||||
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Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Habsburg Austria |
Republican France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Paul Kray |
Antoine Balland Jacques Goguet Jacques Fromentin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
293 | 1,200, 4 guns |
The Battle of Le Cateau (29 March 1794) took place at the start of the 1794
The Action
Le Cateau-Cambrésis is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Cambrai. Pre-empting the opening of the Allied offensive, the French launched an attack on Austrian positions at Le Cateau, and at Beauvais and Solesmes, two villages in the vicinity of Landrecies. These positions were carried by the Republicans, but Austrian cavalry were moved forward in advance of the forward units and charged. In the face of this counterattack, the French were stricken with panic and fled, leaving behind 5 guns and 400 dead. Many prisoners were taken, including sixty dragoons who had dismounted and run into a wood. Austrian losses in comparison were 120 men.[1]
Three weeks later, the Coalition army would launch its spring offensive and open the Siege of Landrecies.[2][3]
Notes
- ^ T. N. Longman p.31
- ^ Phipps 2011, p. 285.
- ^ Smith 1998, p. 72.
References
- ISBN 978-1-908692-24-5.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
- Longman, T. N. (1794). A Full, Accurate and Impartial History of the Campaign; from January 1794, to the present time. London.
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