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Siege of Lyon | |||||||
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Part of the Federalist revolts during the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
![]() Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Dubois-Crancé | Louis François Perrin de Précy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
35,000 | c. 20,000 |
The siege of Lyon occurred on 9 August to 9 October 1793 when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which was the centre of a revolt against the French government during the War of the First Coalition.
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