Siege of Maastricht (1794)
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The Siege of Maastricht (1794) was a key French Revolutionary War operation in which French forces captured the heavily fortified Dutch city of Maastricht, helping to secure French control over the Low Countries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Maastricht (1794) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegingForce |
Army of Sambre-et-Meuse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Revolutionary army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | conducted against a heavily fortified fortress city ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Maastricht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Coalition forces
ⓘ
French Revolutionary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Daniël Wolter Bekker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Koburg Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| defendingForce |
Austrian troops in Maastricht
ⓘ
Dutch garrison of Maastricht ⓘ |
| endDate | 1794-11-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French advance into the Batavian Republic
ⓘ
French occupation of Maastricht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander | Daniël Wolter Bekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Maastricht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Maastricht ⓘ |
| opponent |
Forces of the Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forces of the Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French victories in the Low Countries campaign of 1794 ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| river | Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to collapse of Dutch resistance
ⓘ
removed a major fortress barrier on the Meuse River ⓘ secured French control over the Low Countries ⓘ |
| startDate | 1794-09-19 ⓘ |
| target | fortified city of Maastricht ⓘ |
| theater | Low Countries theater of the War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | siege warfare ⓘ |
| used |
field artillery
ⓘ
siege artillery ⓘ siege works ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
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