Siege of Thionville (1792) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Siege of Thionville (1792) |
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Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
Print of the 1792 siege of Thionville |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of the French (until 21 September) French First Republic |
Austria Armée des Émigrés |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Georges Félix de Wimpffen | Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg | ||||||
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3,000 – 5000 French | 20,000 Austrians 12,000-16,000 French émigrés |
The siege of Thionville was a battle during the War of the First Coalition.
Siege
It began at Thionville on 24 August 1792. A coalition force of 20,000 Austrians and 16,000 French Royalist troops under Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg failed to take the town, commanded by Georges Félix de Wimpffen, and raised the siege on 16 October. One of the French royalist troops was François-René de Chateaubriand, who was wounded in the battle.
Aftermath
In the aftermath of the siege the National Convention declared that Thionville had "deserved well of the fatherland" - it named Place de Thionville and Rue de Thionville in Paris after the victory.
Legacy
Louis-Emmanuel Nadine created the lyrical drama Siége de Thionville in 1793.
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