Battle of Courtrai (1793)

The 1st Battle of Courtrai took place on 15 September 1793, near Courtrai, now known as Kortrijk, Belgium. the battle occurred two days after the Battle of Menin during the Flanders Campaign of the Wars of the French Revolution, fought between a Division of the Nicolas Houchard's French Republican Army of the North under Joseph de Hédouville, and an Austrian force under Johann Beaulieu, supported by a British detachment from the forces of the Duke of York. It resulted in an Allied victory that brought an end to Houchard's campaign, and led directly to his dismissal and subsequent execution.

This article is about the battle in 1793. For other battles by the same name, see Battle of Courtrai (disambiguation).
Battle of Courtrai (1793)
Part of the War of the First Coalition

Map of Kortrijk by Joseph de Ferraris
Date15 September 1793
Location
Kortrijk, Belgium
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Austria Republican France
Commanders and leaders
Johann Beaulieu Joseph Hédouville
Pierre Dumesny
Strength
6,000 16,500
Casualties and losses
100 400
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