Siege of Thionville (1792)

Siege of Thionville (1792)
Part of the War of the First Coalition

Print of the 1792 siege of Thionville
Date24 August – 16 October 1792
Location
Thionville, France
49°21′32″N 6°10′09″E / 49.3589°N 6.1692°E / 49.3589; 6.1692
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of the French (until 21 September)
 French First Republic		 Habsburg Realm
Armée des Émigrés
Commanders and leaders
Georges Félix de Wimpffen Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg
Strength
3,000–5,000 French 20,000 Austrians
12,000–16,000 French émigrés
Casualties and losses
Low Very heavy
Location within Europe

The siege of Thionville was a battle during the War of the First Coalition.

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