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Siege of Maastricht (1793) 1793

Siege of Maastricht (1793): Beleg van Maastricht
Image: Drawing: Jacobus Buys, 1795. Print: Reinier Vinkeles or Cornelis Bogerts., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date6 February 1793 – 2 March 1793Wikidata
Year1793Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationNetherlandsNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWar of the First CoalitionWikidata P361
Coordinates50.8500, 5.6833Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Maastricht was a failed siege of the city of Maastricht by the forces of the French First Republic from 6 February to 2 March 1793, marking the final action of the 1793 campaign of the War of the First Coalition. The city was successfully defended by the Dutch garrison with the assistance of a small band of French Royalists.

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Location

50.8500, 5.6833 · Netherlands

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