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Battle of Fleurus

Battle of Fleurus was a battle fought on 26 June 1794 at Fleurus, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the War of the First Coalition, which ran from 1792 to 1797. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 70,000 infantry; 12,000 cavalry; 100 guns; 1 balloon against 45,000 infantry; 14,000 cavalry; 111 guns.

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Battle of Fleurus, June 26. 1794, French troops led by Jourdan beat back the Austrian army
Battle of Fleurus, June 26. 1794, French troops led by Jourdan beat back the Austrian army. Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date26 June 1794
PlaceFleurus, Belgium
50.482N, 4.552E
Part ofWar of the First Coalition (1792 to 1797)
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench RepublicHabsburg Monarchy; Dutch Republic
CommandersJean-Baptiste Jourdan; Jean-Baptiste Kléber; Louis Antoine de Saint-JustPrince Josias of Coburg; William of Orange
Strength70,000 infantry; 12,000 cavalry; 100 guns; 1 balloon45,000 infantry; 14,000 cavalry; 111 guns
Casualties and losses5,000, 1 gun5,000, 1 gun
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Battle of Fleurus is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q678227, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fleurus (1794), revision 1384693008, 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.