Battle of Pirmasens
The Battle of Pirmasens (14 September 1793) saw the French Republican corps led by Jean René Moreaux attack the Prussian force led by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. From prepared positions, the Prussians caught the French in a deadly crossfire, forcing them to withdraw their troops. The clash happened during the War of the First Coalition, part of a larger conflict known as the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1793 Pirmasens was part of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt but today the city is in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, 34.4 kilometres (21 mi) south of Kaiserslautern.
| Battle of Pirmasens | |||||||
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| Part of War of the First Coalition | |||||||
Troop movements during the battle of Pirmasens 1793 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Prussia | Republican France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Duke of Brunswick | Jean René Moreaux | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Prussian Army | Corps of the Vosges | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000, 58 guns | 12,000, 36 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 167 | 4,000, 19–22 guns | ||||||
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