Battle of Tourcoing

Arc de Triomphe: TOURCOING


May 17, 1794 - May 18, 1794

The French Army of the North, temporarily commanded by General Souham, met an Allied army of Austrians and British commanded by Prince Josias von Coburg and the Duke of York. After two days of fighting, the Allies withdrew but the French did not pursue them.

Bibliography

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

Related Pages:

• French commander Souham
• Left wing commander Moreau
• Center commander Bonnaud
• Right wing commander Osten

Updated March 2016

© Nathan D. Jensen