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Battle of Arlon

Battle of Arlon was a battle fought in 1794 at Arlon, in what is now Belgium. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 16,000.

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Painting of the Battle of Arlon
Painting of the Battle of Arlon. Auguste-Alexandre d'Espinassy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1794
WhereArlon, Belgium49.682N, 5.811E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench RepublicagainstHabsburg Monarchy

Record

Date1794 (year precision)
PlaceArlon, Belgium
49.682N, 5.811E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength20,00016,000
Commanders
  • Johann von Beaulieu
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Elsewhere in 1794

Battle of Arlon is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2985001, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arlon (1794), revision 1370432510, 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.