Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies

Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies
Part of the War of the First Coalition
Date24 April 1794
Location
Villers-en-Cauchies, Nord, France
50°14′28″N 3°23′28″E / 50.241°N 3.391°E / 50.241; 3.391
Result Anglo-Austrian victory
Belligerents
France French First Republic  Habsburg Austria
 Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
France René-Bernard Chapuy Habsburg monarchy Rudolf von Otto
Habsburg monarchy Merveldt
Strength
7,000 300
Casualties and losses
1,200 killed, wounded or captured, 5 cannons 95 killed, wounded or missing
Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies is located in Europe
Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies
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Location within Europe

In the Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies, fought on 24 April 1794, a small Anglo-Austrian cavalry force routed a vastly more numerous French division during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars. Villers-en-Cauchies is 15 km south of Valenciennes.