Battle of Hondschoote

Arc de Triomphe: HONDSCHOOTTE


September 6, 1793 - September 8, 1793

General Houchard led the French Army of the North into action in an attempt to lift the siege of Dunkirk. Covering the siege was a combined Austrian, Hessian, and Dutch force commanded by General Freytag. The superior number of French troops led to the Allied withdrawal, causing the siege of Dunkirk to be abandoned.

Bibliography

• Smith, Digby. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books: 1998.

Related Pages:

• French commander Houchard
• Center commander Jourdan

Updated March 2017

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