battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Biesingen
Battle of Biesingen was a battle fought on 17 November 1793 in what is now Germany. The recorded result: Prussian victory. Recorded strength: from 20,000 to 25,000 against from 7,000 to 13,000.
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Record
| Date | 17 November 1793 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Germany 49.221N, 7.205E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Prussian victory | |
| Belligerents | Republican France | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Commanders | Louis-Lazare Hoche | Friedrich Adolf von Kalckreuth |
| Strength | from 20,000 to 25,000 | from 7,000 to 13,000 |
| Casualties and losses | about 800 – 1,000 | about 160 dead and several wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Saarbrücken 1870, 15 km
- Siege of Bitche 1870, 25 km
- Battle of Pirmasens 1793, 29 km
- Siege of Nanstein Castle 1523, 34 km
- Lichtenberg Siege 1870, 39 km
Elsewhere in 1793
- Siege of Toulon France
- Battle of Neerwinden Belgium
- Battle of Hondschoote France
- Battle of Wattignies France
- Siege of Mainz Germany
Battle of Biesingen is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55520753, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Biesingen, revision 1370434271, 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.