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Battle of Famars
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| Battle of Famars | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| French Republic | Austria, Hannover, Great Britain |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| General Lamarche | The Duke of York | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 27,000 | 53,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 3,000 killed or wounded, 300 captured, 17 cannons lost, 14 ammunition wagons, 3 standards lost |
ca 1,100 killed or wounded | ||||||
| War of the First Coalition |
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| Valmy – Jemappes – 1st Mainz – Neerwinden – Entrames – Toulon – Famars – Fontenay-le-Comte – Cholet – Luçon – Hondshoote – Wattignies – Truillas – Boulou – Tourcoing – Fleurus – Vosges – Tournay – Black Mountain – Lodi – Arcole – Genoa – Hyères – 2nd Mainz – Amberg – Rovereto – Bassano – Montenotte – Dego – Cape St Vincent – Santa Cruz – Rivoli – Camperdown |
The Battle of Famars was fought during the War of the First Coalition, between French forces under General Lamarche and Allied forces (Austrian, Hanoverian, and British) under The Duke of York. The battle was fought near the village of Famars in northern France, and ended in a victory for the Allies.
- Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.
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