Battle of Biesingen
The Battle of Biesingen took place during the War of the First Coalition on 17 November 1793 at Biesingen, now a district of Blieskastel. It occurred between a Prussian force under General Friedrich Adolf von Kalckreuth and a French one under General Louis-Lazare Hoche, ending in a Prussian victory.
| Battle of Biesingen | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republican France | Kingdom of Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Louis-Lazare Hoche | Friedrich Adolf von Kalckreuth | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| about 25,000 | about 7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| about 800 – 1,000 | about 160 dead and several wounded | ||||||
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