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Battle of Falmagne

Battle of Falmagne was a battle fought on 22 September 1790 in what is now Belgium. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 7,000.

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Battle of Falmagne between imperial Austrian troops and Belgian crusaders 28 September 1790 - cartoon drawn by Heinrich van der Beeck, published in Aachen, 1790
Battle of Falmagne between imperial Austrian troops and Belgian crusaders 28 September 1790 - cartoon drawn by Heinrich van der Beeck, published in Aachen, 1790. Heinrich van der beeck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 September 1790
WhereBelgium50.200N, 4.897E
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsAustriaagainstUnited Belgian States
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date22 September 1790
PlaceBelgium
50.200N, 4.897E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength15,0007,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Blasius Columban, Baron von Bender
  • Franz von Bleckheim
  • George Koehler
  • Nikolaus Heinrich von Schönfeld
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Elsewhere in 1790

Battle of Falmagne 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 Q16950606, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Falmagne, revision 1370110194, 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.