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Siege of Angers

Siege of Angers was a siege conducted on 3 December 1793 at Angers, in what is now France; it lasted 1 day. The recorded result: Republican victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 men against 15,000 to 20,000 men.

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View of the castle of Angers and Maine river, from the Balzac park. Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.
View of the castle of Angers and Maine river, from the Balzac park. Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.. Denis Pithon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 December 1793lasted 1 day
WhereAngers, France47.473N, 0.556W
OutcomeRepublican victory
BelligerentsFrench Republicagainst' French Royalists
Casualties and losses400 killed or woundedand800 killed, 1,200 wounded

Record

Date3 December 1793
to 4 December 1793
PlaceAngers, France
47.473N, 0.556W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength4,000 men15,000 to 20,000 men
Casualties and losses400 killed or wounded800 killed, 1,200 wounded
Commanders
  • Louis Michel Auguste Thévenet
  • Jean-Pierre Boucret
  • Michel de Beaupuy
  • Jean Bouin de Marigny
Siege of AngersSiege of AngersBattle of Ponts-de-CéBattle of Roche-au-MoineBattle of Pont-BarréBattle of ChalonnesBattle of BrissartheBattle of Pont-BarréBattle of ChalonnesBattle of BrissartheRennesNantesLe MansPoitierSt.-Brieuc100 km47.473N, 0.556W
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Siege of Angers is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485811, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Angers, revision 1370738840, 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.