Siege of Toulon (1793)

Siege of Toulon
Part of the Federalist revolts and the War of the First Coalition

The Allied evacuation of Toulon in December 1793
Date29 August – 19 December 1793
(3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Toulon, France
43°08′N 5°55′E / 43.13°N 5.92°E / 43.13; 5.92
Result French Republican victory
Belligerents
French First Republic French Republic French Royalists
France French Federalists
 Great Britain
Spain Spain
 Naples
 Sicily
 Sardinia
Commanders and leaders
French First Republic Jean François Carteaux
French First Republic Jacques François Dugommier
French First Republic Napoleon Bonaparte (WIA)
French First Republic Jean François Cornu de La Poype
Baron d'Imbert
Kingdom of Great Britain Samuel Hood
Kingdom of Great Britain Charles O'Hara (POW)
Kingdom of Great Britain Sidney Smith
Kingdom of Great Britain Henry Phipps
Spain Juan de Lángara
Strength
French First Republic 32,000[1] 1,500
Kingdom of Great Britain 8,000 & 37 ships
Spain 7,000 & 32 ships
Kingdom of NaplesKingdom of SicilyKingdom of Sardinia 6,500 & 5 ships
Total:
23,000 men
74 ships
Casualties and losses

1,700 dead or wounded[2]

9 ships of the line scuttled in harbour, 4 ships of the line, 7 frigates and 5 corvettes captured[2]
Spain 1,200 killed or wounded
Kingdom of Great Britain 700 killed or wounded
Kingdom of NaplesKingdom of SicilyKingdom of Sardinia 200 killed or wounded
Kingdom of NaplesKingdom of Sardinia 1,000 captured
1,500 captured [2]
Total: 4,600
Kingdom of Great Britain 1 ship captured[2]
14 ships of the line, 1 frigate and 2 corvettes abandoned and seized by the Republicans[2]
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Map of Toulon, 1793

The siege of Toulon (29 August – 19 December 1793) was a military engagement that took place during the Federalist revolts and the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. It was undertaken by forces of the French Republic against Royalist rebels supported by Anglo-Spanish forces in the southern French city of Toulon. It was during this siege that young Napoleon Bonaparte first won fame and promotion when his plan, involving the capture of fortifications above the harbour, was credited with forcing the city to capitulate and the Anglo-Spanish fleet to withdraw. The siege marked the first involvement of the British Royal Navy with the French Revolution.

  1. ^ See Castex, Théories Stratégiques
  2. ^ a b c d e "De re Militari: Guerras Napoleónicas". remilitari.com.