Battle of Fleurus (1794)

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Battle of Fleurus
Part of the Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Fleurus, 26 June 1794
Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 1837
Date26 June 1794
Location
Fleurus, Austrian Netherlands
50°29′N 4°32′E / 50.483°N 4.533°E / 50.483; 4.533
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Republic Habsburg Monarchy
Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just		 Prince Josias of Coburg
William of Orange
Strength
70,000 infantry
12,000 cavalry
100 guns
1 balloon		 45,000 infantry
14,000 cavalry
111 guns
Casualties and losses
5,000, 1 gun 5,000, 1 gun
Location within Europe

The Battle of Fleurus was fought on 26 June 1794 during the War of the First Coalition between the French Revolutionary Army under Jean-Baptiste Jourdan and an Austro-Dutch army commanded by Prince Josias of Coburg. In what was the most significant battle of the Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition, Jourdan's army was able to concentrate its forces and defeat Coburg and his troops. The Allied defeat led to the permanent loss of the Austrian Netherlands and to the dissolution of the Dutch Republic. The battle marked a turning point for the French army, which remained ascendant for the rest of the War of the First Coalition.

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