Battle of Pirmasens

Battle of Pirmasens
Part of War of the First Coalition

Troop movements during the battle of Pirmasens 1793
Date14 September 1793
Location
Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia French First Republic Republican France
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia Duke of Brunswick French First Republic Jean René Moreaux
Units involved
Kingdom of Prussia Prussian Army French First Republic Corps of the Vosges
Strength
8,000, 58 guns 12,000, 36 guns
Casualties and losses
167 4,000, 19–22 guns

The Battle of Pirmasens (14 September 1793) saw the French Republican corps led by Jean René Moreaux attack the Prussian force led by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. From prepared positions, the Prussians caught the French in a deadly crossfire, forcing them to withdraw their troops. The clash happened during the War of the First Coalition, part of a larger conflict known as the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1793 Pirmasens was part of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt but today the city is in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, 34.4 kilometres (21 mi) south of Kaiserslautern.