siege of Grave (1794) in the French Revolutionary Wars

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The siege of Grave (1794) in the French Revolutionary Wars was a French Republican operation in which revolutionary forces captured the fortified Dutch town of Grave from the Dutch Republic, contributing to French advances in the Low Countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
siege
appliesToJurisdiction Grave
belligerent Dutch Republic
French Republic
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
conflictType land battle
country Dutch Republic
endTime 1794
hasCause French Republican offensive against the Dutch Republic
hasEffect French advance in the Low Countries
weakening of Dutch Republic defenses
hasParticipant Dutch Republic
French First Republic
location Dutch Republic
Grave
Low Countries
militaryBranch French Revolutionary Army
natureOfAttack siege warfare
objective capture of the fortified town of Grave
opponent Dutch garrison of Grave
partOf French campaign in the Low Countries
French invasion of the Dutch Republic
War of the First Coalition
pointInTime 1794
result French victory
capture of Grave by French forces
startTime 1794
strategicImportance control of a fortified crossing on the Maas River
territorialChange Grave transferred to French control

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Grave
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