Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793)
Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793) | |||||||
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Part of War of the First Coalition | |||||||
The defenses of Le Quesnoy are preserved in a park. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republican France | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count of Clerfayt | François Goullus | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
208 | 5,000 |
The siege of Le Quesnoy (28 August – 13 September 1793) saw a force made up of
After the successful sieges of Condé and Valenciennes, the Coalition divided their forces. While an Austrian army laid siege to Le Quesnoy, a British-led army marched west to the coast to operate against Dunkirk. On 11 September, two French columns marched to the relief of Le Quesnoy. The force from Cambrai on the west came to grief in the Battle of Avesnes-le-Sec while the force from Maubeuge was also repelled. The Le Quesnoy garrison laid down their arms on 13 September, but the siege of Dunkirk was a total failure. Undeterred, the Austrian host next laid siege to Maubeuge, leading to the Battle of Wattignies in mid-October.
Siege
The Coalition besieging force under the
Results
The Coalition admitted losses of 208 killed and wounded during the siege. The French lost about 1,000 killed out of a garrison of 5,000 troops. The 4,000 survivors became prisoners of war.[1]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
References
- Goode, Dominic (2004). "Le Quesnoy". fortified-places.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ISBN 978-1-908692-24-5.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.