Battle of Hondschoote

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The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.

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Battle of Hondschoote canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Electorate of Hanover
French Republic
Habsburg monarchy
Kingdom of Great Britain
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
campaign Flanders campaign of 1793
linked to: Flanders Campaign
commander Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Jean Nicolas Houchard
Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
William Erskine
conflictOf French Revolutionary Wars
country France
era French Revolutionary era
followedBy Battle of Menin (1793)
hasCasualtiesSide French casualties
coalition casualties
hasDate 6–8 September 1793
hasEndDate 1793-09-08
hasGeographicRegion Nord department
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources English
French
hasModernCountry France
hasNotableFeature French forces attacked coalition positions in and around Hondschoote
coalition army was forced to withdraw from Dunkirk
hasStartDate 1793-09-06
involves artillery
coalition forces
infantry
siege warfare
isPartOf operations around Dunkirk in 1793
isRecordedIn French Revolutionary War histories
location Flanders
French Republic
Hondschoote
objective to relieve the siege of Dunkirk
opponent French Republic
Great Britain
Habsburg monarchy
Hanover
Hesse-Kassel
partOf War of the First Coalition
precededBy Siege of Dunkirk (1793)
result French victory
lifting of the siege of Dunkirk
theatre Flanders campaign
linked to: Flanders Campaign
year 1793

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War of the First Coalition significantBattle Battle of Hondschoote
Flanders Campaign hasPart Battle of Hondschoote