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Siege of Maastricht (1793) | |||||||
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Part of the Flanders campaign in the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
Bombing of Maastricht, 1793 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Austria Prussia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco de Miranda |
Prince Frederick Jean Thérèse Prince Josias | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 |
4,500 1,200 50,000 20,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Maastricht was a failed siege of the city of Maastricht by the forces of the French First Republic from 6 February to 2 March 1793, marking the final action of the 1793 campaign of the War of the First Coalition. The city was successfully defended by the Dutch garrison with the assistance of a small band of French Royalists.