Battle of Famars
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The Battle of Famars was a 1793 engagement during the War of the First Coalition in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Josias of Coburg, defeated the French near Valenciennes in northern France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Famars canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Vaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
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First French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Flanders Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Allied army of the First Coalition
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Army of the North (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
François Joseph Kinsky
NERFINISHED
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François Kilmaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick, Duke of York and Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Nicolas Houchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 23 May 1793 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Valenciennes (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | assault on French entrenchments at Famars heights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| involves |
Austrian forces
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British forces ⓘ French Revolutionary army NERFINISHED ⓘ coalition warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Famars
NERFINISHED
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Nord department NERFINISHED ⓘ near Valenciennes ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Allied forces driving French army back into Valenciennes ⓘ |
| outcome | French forces withdrew into Valenciennes ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Condé (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Isolate and invest Valenciennes ⓘ |
| theatre | Northern French theatre of the War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1793 ⓘ |
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