Siege of Dunkirk (1793)

See also the Battle of Hondschoote

Siege of Dunkirk (1793)
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Date 24 August to 8 September 1793
Location Dunkirk, Nord, France
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Great Britain
Austria
Hanover
Hesse-Kassel
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Souham Duke of York
Strength
10,000 35,100
Casualties and losses
1,000, 14 guns, 2 mortars 2,000, 32 heavy guns
War of the First Coalition
  • Verdun
  • Valmy
  • Jemappes
  • Neerwinden
  • 1st Mainz
  • Raismes
  • Famars
  • Bellegarde
  • San Pietro and Sant'Antioco
  • 1st Arlon
  • Valenciennes
  • Dunkirk
  • Hondshoote
  • Avesnes-le-Sec
  • Méribel
  • Peyrestortes
  • Toulon
  • Truillas
  • 1st Wissembourg
  • Wattignies
  • Kaiserslautern
  • 2nd Wissembourg
  • Fort-Dauphin
  • Martinique
  • Saint-Florent
  • Bastia
  • Guadeloupe
  • 2nd Arlon
  • Villers-en-Cauchies
  • Saorgio
  • Beaumont
  • Mouscron
  • Boulou
  • Tourcoing
  • Tournay
  • 3rd Arlon
  • Ushant
  • Fleurus
  • Calvi
  • Vosges
  • Baztan
  • San-Lorenzo
  • 1st Dego
  • Luxembourg
  • Black Mountain
  • Roses
  • Gulf of Roses
  • Genoa
  • Groix
  • Quiberon
  • Hyères
  • 2nd Mainz
  • Loano
  • Voltri
  • Montenotte
  • Millesimo
  • 2nd Dego
  • Ceva
  • Mondovì
  • Fombio
  • Lodi
  • Borghetto
  • Mantua
  • Ettlingen
  • Lonato
  • Castiglione
  • Neresheim
  • Amberg
  • Friedberg
  • Newfoundland
  • Würzburg
  • Rovereto
  • 1st Bassano
  • Biberach
  • Emmendingen
  • Schliengen
  • Kehl
  • 2nd Bassano
  • Calliano
  • Caldiero
  • Arcole
  • Expédition d'Irlande
  • Rivoli
  • Faenza
  • Fishguard
  • Valvasone
  • Tarvis
  • Neuwied
  • Diersheim
  • Veronese Easter
  • Camperdown

Read more about Siege Of Dunkirk (1793):  Siege, York's Retreat, Aftermath, Assessment

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