Siege of Mainz (1793)

Siege of Mainz
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Date 14 April – 23 July 1793 Location Mainz, Republic of Mainz (present-day Germany) 50°00′00″N 8°16′16″E / 50.0000°N 8.2711°E / 50.0000; 8.2711 Result Coalition victory[1]
Belligerents
France	Holy Roman Empire  Kingdom of Prussia  Austria  Saxony Hesse-Kassel Hesse-Darmstadt Palatinate Saxe-Weimar
Commanders and leaders
Ignace d'Oyré Alexandre de Beauharnais	Field Marshal von Kalckreuth Duke of Brunswick
Strength
22,000[1]–23,000 men, 184 cannons	36,000–43,000[1] men, 207 cannons
Casualties and losses
4,000 killed or wounded[1] 18,000[1]–19,000 captured (released after the battle)	3,000 killed or wounded[1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

In the siege of Mainz (German: Belagerung von Mainz), from 14 April to 23 July 1793, a coalition of Prussia, Austria, and other German states led by the Holy Roman Empire besieged and captured Mainz from revolutionary French forces. The allies, especially the Prussians, first tried negotiations, but this failed, and the bombardment of the city began on the night of 17 June.^[2]