Siege of Valenciennes (1793)

Siege of Valenciennes (1793)
Part of the Flanders campaign in the War of the First Coalition
The Grand Attack on Valenciennes by the Combined Armies under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, 25 July 1793, Philip James de Loutherbourg
Date 25 May to 27 July 1793 Location Valenciennes, France Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Great Britain Austria Hanover	France
Commanders and leaders
Frederick Augustus Joseph de Ferraris	Jean Ferrand
Strength
80,000[1]	10,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The siege of Valenciennes took place between 13 June and 28 July 1793, during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. The French garrison under Jean Henri Becays Ferrand was blockaded by part of the army of Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, commanded by the Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. Valenciennes fell on 28 July, resulting in an Allied victory.