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Battle of Anderlecht

Battle of Anderlecht was a battle fought on 13 November 1792 at Anderlecht, in what is now Belgium. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 Infantry against 20,000 Infantry.

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Combat d'Anderlecht, 13 novembre 1792.
Combat d'Anderlecht, 13 novembre 1792.. Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date13 November 1792
PlaceAnderlecht, Belgium
50.833N, 4.300E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceAustria
CommandersCharles DumouriezFrédéric Auguste
Strength35,000 Infantry20,000 Infantry
Casualties and lossesUnknown500 Men, several cannons destroyed
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Elsewhere in 1792

Battle of Anderlecht is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887849, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Anderlecht, revision 1370106779, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.