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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instanceOf military operation
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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French campaign in the Low Countries hasPart Siege of Maastricht (1794)