Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies
In the Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies, fought on 24 April 1794, a small Anglo-Austrian cavalry force routed a vastly more numerous French division during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars. Villers-en-Cauchies is 15 km south of Valenciennes.
| Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French First Republic |
Habsburg Austria Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| René-Bernard Chapuy |
Rudolf von Otto Merveldt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000 | 300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,200 killed, wounded or captured, 5 cannons | 95 killed, wounded or missing | ||||||
Location within Europe | |||||||
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