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Giessen


Battle Name : Giessen

Date(s) : 08 July 1796

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the First Coalition ,

Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [ Austrian Garrison]

Type of battle : Land

Summary

The French, part of the Armée de la Sambre-et-Meuse, vastly outnumbered the Austrian Garrison who were surprised and quickly bundled out of the town. The losses were low on both sides.

Location

A town in west central Germany, on the river Lahn, about 30 miles north-northeast of Frankfurt.

Casualty figures

French Forces

Number engaged :
20,000

Casualties :
n/a

Coalition Forces [ Austrian Garrison]

Number engaged :
4,500

Casualties :
n/a