Capture of Porrentruy

Capture of Porrentruy
	Part of the War of the First Coalition
	; Count Custine, who seized Porrentuy and would later lead the Army of the Rhine
Date	28 April 1792
Location	Porrentruy
Result	French victory Incorporation into the Rauracian Republic;
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Austria Prince-Bishopric of Basel;
Commanders and leaders
Comte de Custine; Charles de Ferrière	Bishop von Roggenbach
Strength
~3000	400

The capture of Porrentruy was a siege of the Swiss town of Porrentruy. The town was held by Austria and attacked by the French. The event occurred on 28 April 1792 and resulted in victory for the French forces. This engagement marked the commencement of the War of the First Coalition.

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