Battle of Beaumont (1794)
| Battle of Beaumont-en-Cambrésis | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republican France |
Habsburg Austria Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| René-Bernard Chapuy | Duke of York | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7,000 killed, wounded or captured, 41 cannons | 1,450 killed, wounded or missing | ||||||
The Battle of Beaumont-en-Cambrésis 26 April 1794 (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Coteau, or in France the Battle of Troisvilles) was an action forming part of a multi-pronged attempt to relieve the besieged fortress of Landrecies, during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary War. The British and Austrians under the Duke of York defeated a French advance northwards from Cambrai commanded by René Chapuis.