Siege of Toulon (1793) 1793
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 29 August 1793 – 19 December 1793 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1793 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Federalist revolts, War of the First Coalition | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | French First Republic, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sardinia, Kingdom of Sicily, Kingdom of Spain, Émigré armies of the French Revolutionary Wars | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 43.1300, 5.9200 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Toulon took place during the War of the First Coalition. Following the insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793, a Federalist revolt against the French First Republic broke out in the city of Toulon, France. The Federalists were soon supplanted by more numerous French Royalists, aided by the First Coalition, which sent forces to help them hold the city. An Anglo-Spanish fleet arrived on 28 August transporting 13,000 British, Spanish, Neapolitan and Sardinian troops. As Toulon was strategically vital, being a major naval port which was then host to a third of the French Navy's ships of the line, the French Republican government quickly moved to recapture the city.
French Republican troops soon arrived in the area around Toulon and began laying siege to the city. The defenders constructed several forts around Toulon to defend the city from Republican attacks, but these were eventually captured by the besiegers, who constructed several artillery batteries to bombard Toulon. This made the position of the defenders untenable, and a council of senior defending officers agreed to evacuate the city on 18 December. During the evacuation, British and Spanish forces burnt or captured several French warships, temporarily crippling much of the French Navy.
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