Battle of Siegburg facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of Siegburg |
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| Part of War of the First Coalition | |||||||
 Detail of the 1796 map from Grundsätze der Strategie by Erzherzog Carl von Österreich |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Austria |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Obergeneral Jean-Baptiste Kléber |
Prince Augustus of Württemberg |
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| ca. 20.000 | ca. 7.000 | ||||||
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| Unknown | 2400 | ||||||
The Battle of Siegburg was the first engagement of the French offensive across the River Rhine - that offensive was to become the main campaign of 1796 during the War of the First Coalition. On 30 May 1796 général de division Jean-Baptiste Kléber crossed the river at Düsseldorf with the two divisions commanded by général de division Lefebvre and général de division Colaud. He then moved on Siegburg, where he won the battle on 1 June, thus enabling general Jean-Baptiste Jourdan to bring the bulk of his force across the Rhine at Neuwied.
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