Siege of Namur | |||||||
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Part of the Flanders campaign in the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
Capture of the castles of Namur, 2 December 1792 by Clément Boulanger, 1836–1837 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count of Valence | Johann von Moitelle[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
35,000 men | 2,300 men |
The siege of Namur took place from 21 November to 2 December 1792, during the Flanders campaign of the War of the First Coalition. The French Army of the Ardennes under the Count of Valence captured the city which was then part of the Austrian Netherlands.