Battle of Neerwinden

March 18, 1793

After executing King Louis XVI, the French revolutionary government ordered General Dumouriez to lead the Army of the North into Belgium and Holland. At Neerwinden the French faced off against an Austrian army commanded by Prince Josias of Coburg. With nearly equal numbers of troops, the barely trained French volunteers were no match for the Austrian regulars and were repulsed. After the loss, Dumouriez feared losing his head to the guillotine and defected.

Bibliography

Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1979.
Smith, Digby. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books: 1998.

Related Pages:

French commander Dumouriez
Left wing commander Miranda
Center commander Duke of Chartres
Right wing commander Valence

Updated March 2017