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Ypres
Battle Name : Ypres
Date(s) : 01 June 1794 - 17 June 1794
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the First Coalition ,
Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [Allied Garrison]
Type of battle : Land, Seige
Summary
The Coalition garrison held out but after three attempts to relieve them they capitulated on the 17th June. About 400 were killed and the remainder were captured. Ypres, being a key position, gave the French command of the whole Flanders area.
Location
A fortified town in western Belgium about 40 miles southwest of Gent. (Belgium)
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 50,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
Coalition Forces [Allied Garrison]
- Number engaged :
- 7,000
- Casualties :
- 7,000 (100.00%)
