Battle of Sprimont
The Battle of Sprimont, or Battle of the Ourthe (18 Sep 1794), was a battle during the War of the First Coalition between a corps of the French revolutionary Army of Sambre-and-Meuse under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, and the left wing of an Austrian army under the François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt. The battle was fought to outflank and force the Austrian army away from their defensive line on the Meuse river, and was a French victory.
| Battle of Sprimont | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
Monument to the battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Republic | Habsburg Monarchy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Honoré Haquin |
Count of Clerfayt Count Baillet de Latour | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Army of Sambre-et-Meuse | Austrian army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
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