Knowledge (XXG)

Siege of Fort-Louis (1793)

Source 📝

151: 98: 120: 163: 132: 37: 109: 850: 220: 213: 534: 692:
commanded the 4,700-man besieging force which included a siege train of 55 guns. Lauer commanded three battalions of the Combined Bavarian Regiment, one battalion from the Hessian
352: 564: 569: 206: 559: 230: 950: 945: 368: 910: 345: 441: 544: 925: 891: 935: 665:
Michel Durand's 4,500-strong garrison consisted of the 1st Battalions of the 4th Light, 37th Line and 40th Line Infantry Demi Brigades and the
338: 511: 294: 920: 915: 264: 727: 594: 319: 930: 786: 754: 682: 814: 955: 615: 304: 113: 630:
garrison under Michel Durand. The French capitulated after a defense lasting exactly one month. The siege occurred during the
289: 589: 574: 436: 426: 386: 501: 884: 431: 940: 631: 526: 401: 362: 314: 28: 635: 506: 279: 521: 496: 456: 284: 486: 396: 877: 584: 579: 451: 299: 254: 249: 627: 619: 466: 416: 411: 381: 244: 162: 136: 131: 124: 119: 685:
supervised the technical elements of the defense. Altogether, Fort-Louis mounted 111 artillery pieces.
491: 549: 309: 554: 516: 476: 471: 274: 259: 662: 461: 446: 421: 391: 782: 750: 700:
Grenadier Battalion, one Austrian battalion from an unknown regiment and two squadrons of the
611: 150: 102: 97: 861: 857: 481: 689: 623: 406: 155: 36: 904: 686: 330: 774: 742: 639: 539: 643: 62: 829: 816: 796: 198: 647: 66: 704: 651: 70: 849: 732:, Au Bureau général de la noblesse de France,1822, pp. 73–74. 108: 334: 202: 610:(14 October – 14 November 1793) saw a force composed of 865: 638:. In 1793 the fortress was sited on an island in the 729:Dictionnaire universel de la noblesse de France 21: 41:Map of Fort-Louis by Cassini (1756–1815) 885: 346: 214: 8: 626:lay siege to Fort-Louis which was held by a 892: 878: 797:"The Fortifications of Vauban: Fort-Louis" 677:Volunteers, and the 12th Battalion of the 353: 339: 331: 221: 207: 199: 18: 951:Sieges of the War of the First Coalition 946:Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars 911:Sieges of the French Revolutionary Wars 716: 16:Siege of the War of the First Coalition 7: 846: 844: 53:14 October – 14 November 1793 864:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 669:Volunteers, 3rd Battalions of the 14: 749:. London: Greenhill. p. 61. 848: 726:Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Courcelles, 161: 149: 130: 118: 107: 96: 35: 926:Battles involving Hesse-Kassel 683:Dominique-André de Chambarlhac 1: 936:Military history of Grand Est 799:. Unesco World Heritage. 2010 779:The Napoleonic Wars Data Book 747:The Napoleonic Wars Data Book 590:Italian campaign of 1796-1797 972: 843: 632:War of the First Coalition 364:War of the First Coalition 29:War of the First Coalition 22:Siege of Fort-Louis (1793) 921:Battles involving Bavaria 916:Battles involving Austria 636:French Revolutionary Wars 570:Rhine campaign of 1793–94 377: 240: 232:Rhine campaign of 1793–94 184: 171: 142: 89: 45: 34: 26: 931:Battles involving France 956:Military history stubs 696:Regiment, the Hessian 585:Rhine campaign of 1796 580:Rhine campaign of 1795 545:Mediterranean campaign 143:Commanders and leaders 781:. London: Greenhill. 185:Casualties and losses 125:Electorate of Bavaria 830:48.80194°N 8.05722°E 646:is a village in the 826: /  608:siege of Fort-Louis 565:East Indies Theatre 555:War of the Pyrenees 663:General of Brigade 612:Habsburg Austrians 315:3rd Kaiserslautern 305:2nd Kaiserslautern 285:1st Kaiserslautern 941:Conflicts in 1793 873: 872: 835:48.80194; 8.05722 628:Republican French 603: 602: 595:Anglo-Spanish War 575:Atlantic campaign 560:Italian campaigns 550:War in the Vendée 535:Flanders campaign 328: 327: 197: 196: 137:Republican France 85: 84: 81:Coalition victory 963: 894: 887: 880: 858:military history 856:This article on 852: 845: 841: 840: 838: 837: 836: 831: 827: 824: 823: 822: 819: 808: 806: 804: 792: 761: 760: 739: 733: 725: 721: 372: 365: 355: 348: 341: 332: 235: 233: 223: 216: 209: 200: 166: 165: 154: 153: 135: 134: 123: 122: 112: 111: 103:Habsburg Austria 101: 100: 47: 46: 39: 19: 971: 970: 966: 965: 964: 962: 961: 960: 901: 900: 899: 898: 834: 832: 828: 825: 820: 817: 815: 813: 812: 802: 800: 795: 789: 773: 770: 765: 764: 757: 741: 740: 736: 723: 722: 718: 713: 690:Franz von Lauer 660: 624:Franz von Lauer 604: 599: 531: 373: 363: 361: 359: 329: 324: 295:2nd Wissembourg 265:1st Wissembourg 236: 231: 229: 227: 193:4,500, 5 colors 180:4,500, 111 guns 160: 156:Franz von Lauer 148: 129: 117: 116: 114:Hesse-Darmstadt 106: 105: 95: 73: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 969: 967: 959: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 903: 902: 897: 896: 889: 882: 874: 871: 870: 853: 810: 809: 793: 787: 769: 766: 763: 762: 755: 734: 715: 714: 712: 709: 675:Saône-et-Loire 659: 656: 650:department in 634:, part of the 601: 600: 598: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 530: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 378: 375: 374: 360: 358: 357: 350: 343: 335: 326: 325: 323: 322: 317: 312: 307: 302: 297: 292: 287: 282: 277: 272: 267: 262: 257: 252: 247: 241: 238: 237: 228: 226: 225: 218: 211: 203: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 182: 181: 178: 177:4,700, 55 guns 174: 173: 169: 168: 158: 145: 144: 140: 139: 127: 92: 91: 87: 86: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 61: 59: 55: 54: 51: 43: 42: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 968: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 908: 906: 895: 890: 888: 883: 881: 876: 875: 869: 867: 863: 859: 854: 851: 847: 842: 839: 798: 794: 790: 788:1-85367-276-9 784: 780: 776: 772: 771: 767: 758: 756:1-85367-276-9 752: 748: 744: 738: 735: 731: 730: 720: 717: 710: 708: 706: 703: 699: 695: 691: 688: 687:General-major 684: 680: 676: 672: 668: 664: 657: 655: 653: 649: 645: 641: 637: 633: 629: 625: 621: 617: 613: 609: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 532: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 379: 376: 370: 366: 356: 351: 349: 344: 342: 337: 336: 333: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 290:Froeschwiller 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 266: 263: 261: 258: 256: 253: 251: 248: 246: 243: 242: 239: 234: 224: 219: 217: 212: 210: 205: 204: 201: 192: 189: 188: 183: 179: 176: 175: 170: 167:Michel Durand 164: 159: 157: 152: 147: 146: 141: 138: 133: 128: 126: 121: 115: 110: 104: 99: 94: 93: 88: 80: 77: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 57: 56: 52: 49: 48: 44: 38: 33: 30: 25: 20: 866:expanding it 855: 811: 801:. Retrieved 778: 775:Smith, Digby 746: 743:Smith, Digby 737: 728: 719: 701: 697: 693: 681:Volunteers. 678: 674: 670: 666: 661: 642:, but today 607: 605: 487:Newfoundland 452:Altenkirchen 269: 90:Belligerents 833: / 724:(in French) 640:Rhine River 540:Chouannerie 905:Categories 768:References 707:Regiment. 667:Strasbourg 644:Fort-Louis 442:Den Helder 437:Guadeloupe 432:Martinique 402:Thionville 382:Porrentruy 320:Luxembourg 310:Trippstadt 270:Fort-Louis 63:Fort-Louis 818:48°48′7″N 620:Bavarians 527:Diersheim 517:Fishguard 477:Neresheim 387:Quiévrain 300:2nd Arlon 275:Biesingen 260:Pirmasens 250:1st Arlon 821:8°3′26″E 777:(1998). 745:(1998). 648:Bas-Rhin 616:Hessians 507:Biberach 502:2nd Kehl 492:Würzburg 467:1st Kehl 462:Kircheib 447:Siegburg 427:Sardinia 422:Jemappes 392:Marquain 280:Haguenau 172:Strength 67:Bas-Rhin 58:Location 27:Part of 803:1 March 702:Szekler 622:led by 522:Neuwied 512:Ireland 497:Limburg 457:Wetzlar 190:unknown 785:  753:  705:Hussar 679:Vosges 652:France 482:Amberg 472:Malsch 397:Verdun 255:Landau 78:Result 71:France 860:is a 711:Notes 658:Siege 417:Mainz 412:Lille 407:Valmy 245:Mainz 862:stub 805:2014 783:ISBN 751:ISBN 698:Leib 694:Leib 673:and 671:Gard 618:and 606:The 369:List 50:Date 907:: 654:. 614:, 69:, 65:, 893:e 886:t 879:v 868:. 807:. 791:. 759:. 371:) 367:( 354:e 347:t 340:v 222:e 215:t 208:v

Index

War of the First Coalition

Fort-Louis
Bas-Rhin
France
Habsburg monarchy
Habsburg Austria
Hesse
Hesse-Darmstadt
Electorate of Bavaria
Electorate of Bavaria
French First Republic
Republican France
Habsburg monarchy
Franz von Lauer
French First Republic
v
t
e
Rhine campaign of 1793–94
Mainz
1st Arlon
Landau
Pirmasens
1st Wissembourg
Fort-Louis
Biesingen
Haguenau
1st Kaiserslautern
Froeschwiller

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.