Siege of Thionville (1792)

Siege of Thionville (1792)
Part of the War of the First Coalition

Print of the 1792 siege of Thionville
Date24 August – 16 October 1792[1]
Location
Thionville, France
49°21′32″N 6°10′09″E / 49.3589°N 6.1692°E / 49.3589; 6.1692
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of the French (until 21 September)
 French First Republic
Habsburg monarchy Austria
Armée des Émigrés
Commanders and leaders
France Georges Félix de Wimpffen Habsburg monarchy Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg
Strength
3,000 – 5000[2] French 20,000 Austrians[3]
12,000[4]-16,000 French émigrés
Siege of Thionville (1792) is located in Europe
Siege of Thionville (1792)
Location within Europe

The siege of Thionville was a battle during the War of the First Coalition.[5]

  1. ^ Luehe 1841, p. 130.
  2. ^ Austria. K.u.k. Kriegsarchiv 1895, p. 39.
  3. ^ Luehe 1841, p. 129.
  4. ^ Minutoli 1847, p. 122.
  5. ^ Baines 1818, pp. 38–39.

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