The Battle of Wattignies was a significant battle in the War of the First Coalition, part of the wider French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2138/battle-of-wattignies/ #History #BattleofHondschoote #BattleofMenin #BattleofWattignies

The Battle of Wattignies was a significant battle in the War of the First Coalition, part of the wider French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). It was fought on 15-16 October 1793 between a ragtag army of the First French Republic and a professional army of the Coalition. A French victory, the battle hindered the Coalition's encroachment onto French soil. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2138/battle-of-wattignies/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #ReignOfTerror #BattleOfMenin #Coburg