Battle of Aldenhoven (1793)

The Battle of Aldenhoven (1 March 1793) saw the Habsburg Austrian army commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld attack a Republican French force under René Joseph de Lanoue. The Austrians successfully crossed the Roer River and engaged in a cavalry charge led by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen which routed the French and inflicted heavy losses. The War of the First Coalition battle occurred near Aldenhoven, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Cologne.

This article is about the battle in 1793. For the battle in 1794, see Battle of Aldenhoven (1794).

Battle of Aldenhoven (1793)
Part of the Flanders Campaign in the War of the First Coalition
Date1 March 1793
Location
Aldenhoven, Germany
50°53′45″N 6°16′59″E
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Austria Republican France
Commanders and leaders
Prince of Coburg
Archduke Charles		 René de Lanoue
Henri de Stengel
Strength
39,000 9,000
Casualties and losses
50 2,300, 7 guns, 2 colors

After a victory in the Battle of Jemappes on 6 November 1792, the French army of Charles Francois Dumouriez conquered most of the Austrian Netherlands. That winter, Dumouriez attempted to overrun the Dutch Republic while Francisco de Miranda besieged Maastricht, covered by Lanoue's troops along the Roer. Sent by the Austrian government to reconquer Belgium, Coburg's troops attacked early on the morning of 1 March and dispersed the French. The Battle of Neerwinden on 18 March would decide who controlled the Austrian Netherlands.

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