The Battle of Kaiserslautern (28–30 November 1793) saw a Coalition army under Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel oppose a Republican French army led by Lazare Hoche. Three days of conflict resulted in a victory by the Prussians and their Electoral Saxon allies as they turned back repeated French attacks. The War of the First Coalition combat was fought near the city of Kaiserslautern in the modern-day state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, which is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Mannheim.
In the First Battle of Wissembourg, the Coalition army of Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser broke through the frontier defenses and drove the French Army of the Rhine south to Strasbourg. In response to this crisis, the French government appointed Hoche to command the Army of the Moselle and Jean-Charles Pichegru to lead the Army of the Rhine, while urging them to relieve the siege of Landau. In November, Hoche launched an offensive which pressed back the Duke of Brunswick's army to Kaiserslautern. On 28 November, French troops moved on Brunswick's defenses from the north, northwest and west, but for two days the Coalition army fended off the piecemeal attacks of their adversaries. Hoche finally got his entire army into action on the 30th, but the professional Prussian soldiers proved more than a match for the enthusiastic but indifferently-trained French. After the setback, Hoche changed his strategy and turned a large part of his army against Wurmser's exposed western flank in Alsace. The next engagement was the Battle of Froeschwiller in December.
and 18 Related for: Battle of Kaiserslautern information
The BattleofKaiserslautern (28–30 November 1793) saw a Coalition army under Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel oppose a Republican...
Kaiserslautern (German pronunciation: [ˌkaɪzɐsˈlaʊtɐn] ; Palatinate German: Lautre) is a town in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate...
Jena-Auerstedt. This article lists all the wars and battles in which Brandenburg-Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia were militarily engaged in, covering the...
captured. Prussian losses were only 16 killed and 92 wounded. The BattleofKaiserslautern followed on 28 to 30 November 1793 when Hoche with 29,115 infantry...
During his five years as a Marshal of the Empire (1809–1814), Nicolas-Charles Oudinot received seven of a total of 34 battle wounds suffered throughout his...
is a list of sieges, land and naval battlesof the War of the First Coalition (20 April 1792 – 18 October 1797). It includes the battlesof: the Low Countries...
Kaiserslautern, Trippstadt, Schänzel and Neustadt and along the banks of the Speyerbach River. The battle is also sometimes referred to as the Battle...
Belgian frontier he was promoted general of brigade, in June 1794 for his conduct at the BattleofKaiserslautern. He continued to serve with distinction...
participation at the BattleofKaiserslautern where he led a brigade. After another promotion he became a general of division in the Army of the Moselle. In...
and Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf's victory at the BattleofKaiserslautern after his Prussians surprised the French on 24 May. With the northern...
Rickert, J. (2009). "BattleofKaiserslautern, 28-30 November 1793". Retrieved 18 March 2014. Rickert, J. (2009). "Battleof Wissembourg or The Geisberg...
chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history. These lists do not include the battlesof the French civil wars (as the Wars of Religion,...
campaign fought in 1793 in the Mediterranean Sea in the first year of the War of the First Coalition, during the French Revolutionary Wars. The operation...
January 1794. In May, Delmas saw action at Schifferstadt during the BattleofKaiserslautern. Delmas was again arrested on 10 June before being released shortly...
Wars) BattleofKaiserslautern – 1793 – War of the First Coalition (French Revolutionary Wars) BattleofKaiserslautern (1794) – 1794 – War of the First...
during the First French Empire of Napoleon. He joined the army of the First French Republic in 1791 and fought at Kaiserslautern in 1793. He was appointed...
fought at Trier, First Arlon, Biesingen, Kaiserslautern, Froeschwiller and Second Wissembourg. In the spring of 1794 the left wing was detached and fought...
attacks of the Army of the Rhine, Wurmser became anxious about his western flank. In the BattleofKaiserslautern on 28 to 30 November 1793, the Duke of Brunswick...
Global Information
Kingdom of Prussia
Electorate Saxony
Republican France
