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Battle of Gosselies

Battle of Gosselies was a battle fought on 30 May 1794 at Gosselies, in what is now Belgium; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the War of the First Coalition, which ran from 1792 to 1797. The recorded result: Austro-Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 33,500 against 37–40,000.

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Charleroi. Ferraris map The Ferraris map is of the Austrian Netherlands. It was created between 1770 and 1778 by the count Joseph de Ferraris. The map includes 275 sheets, which have all been digitise
Charleroi. Ferraris map The Ferraris map is of the Austrian Netherlands. It was created between 1770 and 1778 by the count Joseph de Ferraris. The map includes 275 sheets, which have all been digitise. fr:Joseph de Ferraris, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 May 1794lasted 4 days
WhereGosselies, Belgium50.400N, 4.433E
OutcomeAustro-Dutch victory
BelligerentsDutch Republic; Habsburg AustriaagainstRepublican France
Casualties and losses424and2,000, 1 gun
Part ofWar of the First Coalition1792 to 1797

Where it sits in the War of the First Coalition

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Record

Date30 May 1794
to 3 June 1794
PlaceGosselies, Belgium
50.400N, 4.433E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength33,50037–40,000
Casualties and losses4242,000, 1 gun
Commanders
Battle of GosseliesBattle of GosseliesBattle of ThimeonBattle of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiBattle of LambusartBattle of ThimeonBattle of LambusartBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenReims100 km50.400N, 4.433E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between AD 880 and 1914.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1794

Battle of Gosselies 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 Q16839739, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gosselies, revision 1370441869, 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.