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Battle of Fleurus (1794)

1794 · 18th century · Part of the War of the First Coalition

The Battle of Fleurus was fought on 26 June 1794 near Charleroi in the Austrian Netherlands between the French Army of the Sambre-et-Meuse under Jean-Baptiste Jourdan and the Coalition army of the Prince of Coburg. The French victory, in which a reconnaissance balloon was used in battle for the first time, led to the French conquest of the Austrian Netherlands and its annexation in 1795.

Battle of Fleurus (1794)
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