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War of the First Coalition: The two-day Battle of Wattignies concluded with Jean-Baptiste Jourdan leading French forces to victory over Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
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War of the First Coalition
1792–1797 battles between French revolutionaries and neighbouring monarchies
The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797, against France. They were only loosely allied and fought without much apparent coordination or agreement; each power had its eye on a different part of France it wanted to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Wattignies
1793 battle during the War of the First Coalition
The Battle of Wattignies saw a French army commanded by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan attack a Coalition army directed by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After two days of combat Jourdan's troops compelled the Habsburg covering force led by François Sébastien Charles Joseph de…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
French Marshal (1762–1833)
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Count Jourdan, was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of the Empire by Emperor Napoleon I in 1804. He was also a Jacobin politician during the Directory phase of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
18th-century Austrian nobleman and military commander
Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was a military commander in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He began his career at the age of 18 in a cavalry regiment with which he took part in the Seven Years' War. Coburg's bravery allowed him to quickly rise through the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)