List of battles of the War of the First Coalition

Summary

This is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the War of the First Coalition (20 April 1792 – 18 October 1797). It includes the battles of:

It does not include battles from the War in the Vendée (1793), nor the Chouannerie (1794–1800), nor the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), nor the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars (1793–1801), as these did not involve the First Coalition as such.

Date Battle Front French forces Coalition forces Notes
28 April 1792 Capture of Porrentruy Switzerland  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
28 April 1792 1st Battle of Quiévrain Flanders  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
29 April 1792 Battle of Marquain Flanders  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
30 April 1792 2nd Battle of Quiévrain Flanders  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
23 June 1792 Battle of Harelbeke[1] Flanders  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
10 August 1792 Insurrection of 10 August 1792
(Storming of the Tuileries)
Paris French Republicans French Royalists Republican key victory
King Louis XVI captured
19 – 23 August 1792 Capture of Longwy [fr] Rhine  Kingdom of the French  Kingdom of Prussia Coalition victory
24 August – 16 October 1792 Siege of Thionville (1792) Rhine  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy
* Armée des émigrés
French victory
29 August 1792 Battle of Verdun (1792) Rhine  Kingdom of the French  Kingdom of Prussia Coalition victory
20 September 1792 Battle of Valmy Rhine  Kingdom of the French  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Prussia
Armée des émigrés
French strategic victory
Republic proclaimed
25 September – 8 October 1792 Siege of Lille (1792) Flanders French First Republic
* Belgian exiles
 Habsburg Monarchy French victory
28 September 1792 Capture of Nice [fr] Italy French First Republic  Kingdom of Sardinia French victory
18 – 21 October 1792 Siege of Mainz (1792) Rhine French First Republic Electorate of Mainz French victory
22 October 1792 Recapture of Longwy [fr] Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia French victory
23 October 1792 Battle of Frankfurt (1792) Rhine French First Republic Free City of Frankfurt French pyrrhic victory
6 November 1792 Battle of Jemappes Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French key victory
9 November 1792 Battle of Limburg (1792) Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia French victory
13 November 1792 Battle of Anderlecht Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
21 November – 1 December 1792 Siege of Namur (1792) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
21 December 1792 – 25 May 1793 French expedition to Sardinia Mediterranean French First Republic  Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Spain
Coalition victory
(21 Jan: Louis XVI executed)
6 February – 2 March 1793 Siege of Maastricht (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Dutch Republic
* Armée des émigrés
 Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Prussia
Coalition victory
21 – 27 February 1793 Siege of Breda (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Dutch Republic French pyrrhic victory
1 March 1793 Battle of Aldenhoven (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition key victory
18 March 1793 Battle of Neerwinden (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Coalition key victory
8 April – 12 July 1793 Siege of Condé (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
* Armée des émigrés
Coalition victory
14 April – 23 July 1793 Siege of Mainz (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia
 Habsburg Monarchy
 Electorate of Saxony
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Hesse Hesse-Darmstadt
Electoral Palatinate
Saxe-Weimar
Coalition victory
8 May 1793 Battle of Raismes (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Kingdom of Prussia
Coalition victory
17 – 19 May 1793 Battle of Mas Deu Pyrenees French First Republic Kingdom of Spain Coalition victory
23 May 1793 Battle of Famars Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Coalition victory
23 May – 24 June 1793 Siege of Bellegarde (1793) Pyrenees French First Republic Kingdom of Spain
* Armée des émigrés
Coalition victory
8 – 12 June 1793 Battle of Saorgio (1793) Italy French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
Coalition victory
9 June 1793 Battle of Arlon (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
13 June – 28 July 1793 Siege of Valenciennes (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Coalition victory
17 July 1793 Battle of Perpignan
(Battle of Niel)
Pyrenees French First Republic Spain Kingdom of Spain French victory
7 August 1793 Battle of Caesar's Camp Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Coalition victory
17 August 1793 Battle of Lincelles Flanders French First Republic  Great Britain
 Dutch Republic
Coalition victory
20 August – 23 December 1793 Siege of Landau (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia French victory
24 August – 8 September 1793 Siege of Dunkirk (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Hesse-Kassel
French victory
28 August – 13 September 1793 Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
* Armée des émigrés
Coalition victory
29 August – 19 December 1793 Siege of Toulon Mediterranean French First Republic  Great Britain
* French Royalists
Kingdom of Spain
 Kingdom of Naples
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
6 – 8 September 1793 Battle of Hondschoote Flanders French First Republic  Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
French victory
12 September 1793 Battle of Avesnes-le-Sec Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
12 – 13 September 1793 Battle of Menin (1793)
(Battle of Wervik)
Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
French victory
13 September 1793 Battle of Méribel Italy French First Republic  Kingdom of Sardinia French victory
14 September 1793 Battle of Pirmasens Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia Coalition victory
15 September 1793 Battle of Courtrai (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
Coalition victory
15 September 1793 Battle of Epierre Italy French First Republic  Kingdom of Sardinia French victory
17 September 1793 Battle of Peyrestortes Pyrenees French First Republic Spain Kingdom of Spain French victory
30 September – 16 October 1793 Siege of Maubeuge (1793) Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
French victory
3 October 1793 Battle of Bergzabern [fr] Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia
* Armée des émigrés
Coalition victory
13 October 1793 First Battle of Wissembourg (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
* Armée des émigrés
Coalition victory
14 October – 14 November 1793 Siege of Fort-Louis (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
Hesse Hesse-Darmstadt
Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
Coalition victory
15 – 16 October 1793 Battle of Wattignies Flanders French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
French victory
17 November 1793 Battle of Biesingen Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia Coalition victory
18 November – 22 December 1793 Battle of Haguenau (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
* Armée des émigrés
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
French victory
28 – 30 November 1793 Battle of Kaiserslautern Rhine French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia
 Electorate of Saxony
Coalition victory
18 – 22 December 1793 Battle of Froeschwiller (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
20 – 23 December 1793 Battle of Collioure Pyrenees French First Republic Kingdom of Spain French victory
26 – 29 December 1793 Second Battle of Wissembourg (1793) Rhine French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Prussia
Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
French strategic victory
5 February 1794 Battle of Sans Culottes Camp Pyrenees French First Republic Bourbon Spain French victory
5 February – 24 March 1794 Battle of Martinique (1794) Overseas French First Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
7 February – 10 August 1794 Invasion of Corsica (1794) Mediterranean
Corsica
French First Republic  Great Britain
* with Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
Coalition victory
7 – 20 February 1794 Siege of San Fiorenzo Mediterranean
Corsica
French First Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
29 March 1794 Battle of Le Cateau (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
4 April – 22 May 1794 Siege of Bastia Mediterranean
Corsica
 French First Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
11 April – 10 December 1794 Invasion of Guadeloupe (1794) Overseas  French First Republic  Great Britain French victory
17 – 18 April 1794 Battle of Arlon (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
17 – 30 April 1794 Siege of Landrecies (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Coalition pyrrhic victory
24 April 1794 Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
Coalition victory
24 – 28 April 1794 Battle of Saorgio Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
26 April 1794 Battle of Beaumont (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
Coalition victory
26 – 30 April 1794 Battle of Mouscron Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Electorate of Hanover
* Armée des émigrés
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
French victory
2 May – 1 June 1794 Atlantic campaign of May 1794 Overseas
Atlantic
 French First Republic  Great Britain French victory
6 – 29 May 1794 Siege of Collioure (1794) Pyrenees  French First Republic Kingdom of Spain French victory
10 – 12 May 1794 Battle of Courtrai (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Hesse Hesse-Darmstadt
French victory
13 May 1794 Battle of Grandreng
(Battle of Rouvroi)
Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Coalition victory
18 May 1794 Battle of Tourcoing Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
French victory
20 – 24 May 1794 Battle of Erquelinnes
(Battle of Péchant)
Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Coalition victory
22 May 1794 Battle of Tournay (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Coalition victory
23 May 1794 Battle of Kaiserslautern (1794) Rhine  French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia
 Electorate of Saxony
 Habsburg Monarchy
Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
Coalition victory
30 May – 3 June 1794 Battle of Gosselies
(Battle of Charleroi)
Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Coalition victory
1 June 1794 Glorious First of June
(Combat de Prairial)
Overseas
Atlantic
 French First Republic  Great Britain Coalition tactical victory
French strategic victory
1 – 18 June 1794 Siege of Ypres (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
 Electorate of Hanover
French victory
12 – 16 June 1794 Battle of Lambusart Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Coalition victory
17 June – 10 August 1794 Siege of Calvi Mediterranean
Corsica
 French First Republic  Great Britain
with Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
Coalition victory
19 – 25 June 1794[2] Third siege of Charleroi[2] Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French tactical victory[3]
26 June 1794 Battle of Fleurus (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
 Electorate of Hanover
 Great Britain
French decisive victory
13 – 17 July 1794 Battle of Trippstadt Rhine  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Prussia
French victory
17 July 1794 Recapture of Landrecies Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
14 – 15 September 1794 Battle of Boxtel Flanders  French First Republic  Great Britain
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Hesse Hesse-Darmstadt
French victory
17 – 18 September 1794 Battle of Sprimont
(Battle of the Ourthe)
Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
21 September 1794 First Battle of Dego Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
2 October 1794 Battle of Aldenhoven (1794)
(Battle of the Roer)
Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
19 October 1794 Battle of Puiflijk Flanders  French First Republic  Great Britain
* Armée des émigrés
French victory
27 October – 8 November 1794 Siege of Nijmegen (1794) Flanders  French First Republic  Dutch Republic
 Great Britain
 Electorate of Hanover
Hesse-Kassel
French victory
22 November 1794 – 7 June 1795 Siege of Luxembourg (1794–95) Flanders  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French key victory
End Flanders campaign
24 January 1795 Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder Flanders  French First Republic
 Batavian Republic
 Dutch Republic French victory
14 February 1795 Action of 14 February 1795 Mediterranean
Pyrenees
 French First Republic Kingdom of Spain Coalition victory
14 March 1795 Battle of Genoa (1795)
(Battle of Cape Noli)
Italy  French First Republic  Great Britain
 Kingdom of Naples
Coalition victory
April 1795 – January 1796 Rhine campaign of 1795 Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
23 June 1795 Battle of Groix Overseas  French First Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
23 June – 21 July 1795 Invasion of France (1795)
(Battle of Quiberon)
Overseas  French First Republic  Great Britain
* French Royalists
French victory
13 July 1795 Battle of the Hyères Islands Mediterranean  French First Republic  Great Britain
 Kingdom of Naples
Coalition victory
22 August 1795 Action of 22 August 1795 Overseas  Batavian Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
24 September 1795 Battle of Handschuhsheim Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
5 October 1795 13 Vendémiaire Paris French First Republic French Republicans French Royalists Republican key victory
7 October 1795 Battle of the Levant Convoy Mediterranean  French First Republic  Great Britain French victory
11 – 12 October 1795 Battle of Höchst (1795) Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
18 October 1795 Battle of Mannheim (1795) Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
18 October – 22 November 1795 Siege of Mannheim (1795) Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
29 October 1795 Battle of Mainz Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
10 November 1795 Battle of Pfeddersheim (1795)
(Battle of the Pfrimm)
Rhine 1795  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
23 – 24 November 1795 Battle of Loano Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
10 – 28 April 1796 Montenotte campaign Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French key victory
Sardinia sues for peace
10 April 1796 Battle of Voltri Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
10 – 11 April 1796 Battle of Montenotte Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
13 – 14 April 1796 Battle of Millesimo Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
14 – 15 April 1796 Second Battle of Dego Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
French victory
16 April 1796 Battle of Ceva Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Kingdom of Sardinia French victory
21 April 1796 Battle of Mondovì Italy
Montenotte
 French First Republic  Kingdom of Sardinia French victory
7 – 9 May 1796 Battle of Fombio Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
10 May 1796 Battle of Lodi Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
12 May 1796 Action of 12 May 1796 Overseas  Batavian Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
30 May 1796 Battle of Borghetto Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
1 June – 21 July 1796 Early clashes in the
Rhine campaign of 1796
Rhine 1796
Early clashes
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
1 June 1796 Battle of Siegburg Rhine 1796
Early clashes
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
4 June 1796 Battle of Altenkirchen Rhine 1796
Early clashes
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
15 June 1796 Battle of Maudach Rhine 1796
Early clashes
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
15 June 1796 Battle of Wetzlar (1796) Rhine 1796
Early clashes
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
23 – 24 June 1796 Battle of Kehl (1796) Rhine 1796
Early clashes
 French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
4 July 1796 – 2 February 1797 Siege of Mantua (1796–97) Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
5 July 1796 Battle of Rastatt (1796) Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
3 – 4 August 1796 Battle of Lonato Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
5 August 1796 Battle of Castiglione Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
6 August 1796 Battle of Peschiera Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
24 August 1796 Battle of Friedberg (Bavaria) Rhine 1796 French First Republic  Kingdom of Prussia French victory
28 August – 5 September 1796 Newfoundland expedition Overseas  French First Republic
Spain Kingdom of Spain
 Great Britain
with its Newfoundland Colony
French victory
3 September 1796 Battle of Würzburg Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition decisive victory
4 September 1796 Battle of Rovereto Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
8 September 1796 Battle of Bassano Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
16 – 19 September 1796 Battle of Limburg (1796)
(2nd Battle of Altenkirchen / Battle of the Lahn)
Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
18 September 1796 Second Battle of Kehl (1796) Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Stalemate
2 October 1796 Battle of Biberach (1796) Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
19 October 1796 Battle of Emmendingen Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
19 – 22 October 1796 French reconquest of Corsica (1796) Mediterranean  French First Republic  Great Britain
with Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
French victory
24 October 1796 Battle of Schliengen Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
26 October 1796 – 9 January 1797 Siege of Kehl (1796–97) Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
6 November 1796 Second Battle of Bassano Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
6 – 7 November 1796 Battle of Calliano Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
12 November 1796 Battle of Caldiero (1796) Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
15 – 17 November 1796 Battle of Arcole Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797 Siege of Hüningen (1796–97) Rhine 1796  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy Coalition victory
December 1796 French expedition to Ireland (1796) Overseas  French First Republic
* United Irishmen
 Great Britain Coalition victory
14 – 15 January 1797 Battle of Rivoli Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French decisive victory
3 or 4 February 1797 Battle of Faenza Italy  French First Republic Papal States Papal States French victory
22 – 24 February 1797 Battle of Fishguard Britain  French First Republic  Great Britain Coalition victory
16 March 1797 Battle of Tagliamento Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
16 March 1797 Battle of Valvasone (1797) Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
20 March 1797 Tyrol expedition [fr] Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
21 – 23 March 1797 Battle of Tarvis (1797) Italy  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
17 – 25 April 1797 Veronese Easter Italy  French First Republic Veronese rebels French victory
Fall of Venice
18 April 1797 Battle of Neuwied (1797) Rhine  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
20 – 21 April 1797 Battle of Diersheim (1797) Rhine  French First Republic  Habsburg Monarchy French victory
11 October 1797 Battle of Camperdown Overseas  Batavian Republic  Great Britain Coalition decisive victory

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Smith 1998, p. 23.
  2. ^ a b Dupuis 1907, p. 308–322.
  3. ^ Dupuis 1907, p. 320–322.

Bibliography edit

  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book: Actions and Losses in Personnel, Colours, Standards and Artillery, 1792–1815. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
  • Dupuis, Victor César Eugène (1907). Les opérations militaires sur la Sambre en 1794: Bataille de Fleurus (in French). Paris: R Chapelot et Cie.