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Siege of Lyon
Part of the Federalist revolts during the War of the First Coalition

Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention
Date8 August 1793
Location
Lyon, France
45°45′29″N 4°50′28″E / 45.758°N 4.841°E / 45.758; 4.841
Result French Republican victory
Belligerents
French First Republic French Republic Kingdom of France French royalists
Commanders and leaders
Dubois-Crancé Louis François Perrin de Précy
Strength
35,000 c. 20,000
Siege of Lyon
Louis François Perrin de Précy, leader of the Lyon insurgents, painted by Jean-Joseph Dassy.

The siege of Lyon occurred on 9 August to 9 October 1793 when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which was the centre of a revolt against the French government during the War of the First Coalition.

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