siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Dunkirk
Siege of Dunkirk was a siege conducted on 24 August 1793 at Dunkirk, in what is now France. It was part of the French Revolutionary Wars, which ran from 1792 to 1802. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 35,100.
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Record
| Date | 24 August 1793 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Dunkirk, France 51.038N, 2.376E | |
| Part of | French Revolutionary Wars (1792 to 1802) | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | French Republic | Kingdom of Great Britain; Habsburg Monarchy; Hanover; Hesse-Kassel |
| Commanders | Joseph Souham | Duke of York |
| Strength | 10,000 | 35,100 |
| Casualties and losses | 1,000, 14 guns, 2 mortars | 2,000, 32 heavy guns |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Dunkirk 1944, same recorded site
- Siege of Dunkirk 1658, same recorded site
- Battle of the Dunes 1658, 0.1 km
- Siege of Dunkirk 1646, 0.1 km
- Battle of Dunkirk 1940, 1.2 km
In the same war
- Before: Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention 9 August 1793
- After: Battle of Menin 13 September 1793
- All 84 engagements of French Revolutionary Wars
Elsewhere in 1793
- Siege of Toulon France
- Battle of Hondschoote France
- Siege of Mainz Germany
- Battle of Cholet France
- Battle of Famars France
Siege of Dunkirk is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509985, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dunkirk (1793), revision 1370740896, 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.