Battle of Fleurus (1794)

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battle engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars

The Battle of Fleurus (1794) was a decisive French Revolutionary War victory in present-day Belgium that secured French control over the Austrian Netherlands and showcased early military use of aerial reconnaissance.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Fleurus during the War of the First Coalition	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
aerialReconnaissanceMethod	tethered balloon L’Entreprenant ⓘ
aerialUnit	French Aerostatic Corps ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Fleurus during the War of the First Coalition
associatedWith	Committee of Public Safety ⓘ French First Republic ⓘ surface form: French Revolutionary government
belligerent	Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Austrian Netherlands (Habsburg-controlled) Dutch Republic ⓘ Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Electoral forces of the Holy Roman Empire French First Republic ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
campaign	Sambre–Meuse campaign ⓘ
commander	François Joseph Lefebvre ⓘ François Séverin Marceau ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Jourdan ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Kléber ⓘ
conflict	War of the First Coalition ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
date	26 June 1794 ⓘ
decisive	true ⓘ
endDate	26 June 1794 ⓘ
era	French Revolution ⓘ
followedBy	French campaign in the Low Countries ⓘ surface form: French conquest of the Austrian Netherlands French campaign in the Low Countries ⓘ surface form: French occupation of Brussels (1794)
front	Flanders front ⓘ
historicalRegion	County of Hainaut ⓘ
innovation	use of an observation balloon for battlefield reconnaissance ⓘ
location	Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Austrian Netherlands near Fleurus ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ
notableFor	early military use of aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
opposingCommander	Prince Josias of Coburg ⓘ William V, Prince of Orange ⓘ
opposingCountry	Austria ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
precededBy	Siege of Charleroi (1794) ⓘ
presentDayMunicipality	Fleurus, Hainaut, Belgium ⓘ
result	French victory ⓘ
startDate	26 June 1794 ⓘ
strategicConsequence	contributed to the collapse of the Austrian position in the Low Countries ⓘ forced Coalition withdrawal from the Low Countries ⓘ secured French control over the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ
territorialEffect	led to French annexation of the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ
theatre	French campaign in the Low Countries ⓘ surface form: Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition
year	1794 ⓘ

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Battle of Fleurus (1794) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Fleurus during the War of the First Coalition

Armies of the French Revolution and Empire → engagement → Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ

First Coalition → notableBattle → Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ

War of the First Coalition → significantBattle → Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ

French Revolutionary Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ