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Battle of Hondschoote
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Date6 - 8 September, 1793
LocationHondschoote, France
ResultFrench victory
Combatants
France Great Britain
Commanders
Jean Nicolas Houchard
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan		Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Strength
40,00024,000
Casualties
3,0004,000
War of the First Coalition
Verdun – Valmy – Jemappes – 1st Mainz – Neerwinden – Entrames – Toulon – Famars – Fontenay-le-Comte – Cholet – Luon – Hondshoote – Wattignies – Truillas – Boulou – Tourcoing – Fleurus – Vosges – Tournay – Black Mountain – Luxembourg – Lodi – Arcole – Genoa – Hyres – 2nd Mainz – Amberg – Rovereto – Bassano – Montenotte – Dego – Cape St Vincent – Santa Cruz  – Rivoli  – Camperdown
The Battle of Hondschoote was fought on September 6 through 8, 1793 at Hondschoote, Nord, France, and resulted in a French victory under General Houchard and General Jourdan against the British under the Duke of York.

At Hondschoote, 40,000 Frenchmen defeated 24,000 British and Hanoverian soldiers, capturing 6 flags and all of the Duke of York's artillery. This strategic victory resulted in the British lifting the siege of Dunkirk. Despite his triumphant entry into the city, General Houchard was later tried and guillotined for failing to pursue the British.
French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states. Marked by French revolutionary fervour and military innovations, the campaigns saw the French Revolutionary Armies
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Commune of
Hondschoote

Location
Longitude 2.58°
Latitude 50.98°

Administration
Country  France
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Hondschoote
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"


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The First Republic in France, officially the French Republic (French: République française) was proclaimed on 21 September 1792, during the French Revolution.
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Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a state in Western Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800. It was created by the merger of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, under the Acts of Union 1707, to create a single
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Jean Nicolas Houchard (January 24, 1739 - november 17, 1793) was a French General of the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars.

Biography

Born at Forbach in Lorraine, he began the military career at 16 the Royal German Regiment.
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Jean-Baptiste, comte Jourdan (April 29, 1762 – November 23, 1833), was a marshal of France.

He was born at Limoges, France, and apprenticed to a silk merchant of Lyon.
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The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus) (16 August 1763–5 January 1827) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son, of King George III.
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First Coalition* (1792–1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. It took shape after the wars had already begun.
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The Battle of Verdun was fought on August 20, 1792 between French Revolutionary forces and a Prussian army. The Prussians were victorious.

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Battle of Valmy was a battle near the village of Valmy in northern France. It was fought on 20 September, 1792, during the War of the First Coalition (part of the French Revolutionary Wars).
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Battle of Jemappes (November 6, 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut, Belgium, near Mons. Charles François Dumouriez, in command of the French Revolutionary Army, defeated the greatly outnumbered Austrian army under the command of Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen and of
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Siege of Mainz (14 April-23 July 1793) a Coalition Force (Prussia, Austria, and German States) besieged and captured the city of Mainz, Germany from the French forces. The allies, especially the Prussians, first tried negotiations, but this failed, and the bombardment of the city
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Battle of Neerwinden (18 March 1793) took place near the village of Neerwinden in present-day Belgium between the Austrians under Prince Josias of Coburg and the French under General Dumouriez.
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Battle of Entrames was fought on 27 October, 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars between French Republican forces and Vendée Royalist forces. The battle was fought near Entrames in Mayenne France, and ended in a Royalist victory.

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Siege of Toulon took place between 18 September and 18 December 1793. The Southern French city of Toulon was occupied by British and Spanish forces assisting the Royalist French.
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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.
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Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte was fought on 25 May, 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between forces of the French Republic under General Chalbos and Royalist forces under Marquis de Lescure.
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Battle of Cholet was fought on 17 October 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between French Republican forces under General Léchelle and French Royalist Forces under Gigot d’Elbée.
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Battle of Wattignies, during the French Revolutionary Wars, was fought at the village of Wattignies-la-Victoire, near Lille, France on October 15-16 1793. It resulted in the victory of the French under General Jourdan and Lazare Carnot against the Austrians under General Coburg.
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Battle of Truillas was fought on 22 September 1793 during the French Revolutionary War, between French Forces under General Dagobert and Spanish Forces under General Don Ricardo.
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Battle of Boulou was fought on April 30, 1794, and resulted in a French victory under General Dugommier against the joint Spano-Portuguese under General Union. The victory resulted in the French regaining all the land they had to lost to the Spanish and Portuguese in 1793.
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Battle of Tourcoing was fought near the town of Tourcoing, just North of Lille in northeastern France on May 18, 1794 and resulted the victory of the French under General Joseph Souham and General Moreau against the British under the Duke of York and the Austrians under General the
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Battle of Fleurus (June 26, 1794) French forces under Jourdan defeated an Austrian army under Saxe-Cobourg in one of the most decisive battles in the Low Countries during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Battle of the Vosges also known as the Battle of Tripstadt was fought on 13 July 1794 in eastern France in the Vosges Mountains from which it derives its name.

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Battle of Tournay was fought on 22 May 1794 in the Belgian province of Hainaut on the Schelde River (about 80 km southwest of Brussels) between French forces under General Pichegru and Coalition forces (Austrian, British, and Hanoverian troops) under Prince Josias of Coburg, in
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Battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga (French: St-Laurent, also Battle of the Sierra Negra or Battle of the Black Mountain) was fought from 17 to 20 November, 1794, and resulted in the victory of French under General Pérignon and General Dugommier, who fell in
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siege of Luxembourg was a siege by France of the Habsburg-held fortress of Luxembourg City that lasted from 1794 until 7 June 1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although the French army failed to breach the walls of the city, which were renowned as amongst the best in the
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Battle of Lodi was fought on May 10, 1796 between French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian rear guard at Lodi, Italy. The Austrian rear guard was defeated, but the main body of the Austrian Army had time to retreat.
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