Battle of Arlon (1793)

49°40′56.65″N 5°48′41.13″E / 49.6824028°N 5.8114250°E / 49.6824028; 5.8114250

Battle of Arlon (1793)
Part of the War of the First Coalition

1775 map of Arlon by Joseph de Ferraris
Date9 June 1793
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
France French Republic Habsburg monarchy Habsburg monarchy
Commanders and leaders
France Jean Houchard
France Amable Delaage
Habsburg monarchy Gottfried von Schröder
Strength
9,500 6,000
Casualties and losses
900 600, 5 guns

The Battle of Arlon (9 June 1793) saw a French Republican force under the command of Amable Henri Delaage face the Austrian force led by Gottfried von Schröder. The French were victorious though they suffered higher casualties than the Austrians. The action was fought during the War of the First Coalition, part of the larger French Revolutionary Wars. Arlon is located in Belgium, a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Luxembourg city.