Encyclopedia > Battle of Jemappes

  Article Content

Battle of Jemappes

The 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 François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt.

Immediate Military Context

Dumouriez, intent on invading the Netherlands, advanced late in the season and surprised the Austrians with greatly superior forces. At Jemappes he won for the French their first great victory of the war. Then, this time advancing boldly, he overran the whole country from Namur to Antwerp within a month.

Original text based on http://1911encyclopedia.org (http://1911encyclopedia.org)



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

... an interpreter in a court proceeding are examples mobility rights: the right to enter and leave Canada, and to move to and take up residence in any province or to reside ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 28.3 ms