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Courtray
Battle Name : Courtray
Date(s) : 11 May 1794
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the First Coalition ,
Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [Hanoverian & Austrian]
Type of battle : Land
Summary
The numerically superior French force suffered almost as many casualties as the Coalition force before the Austro-Hanoverians withdrew.
One of the three battles that make up the battle of Courtray 10, 11 & 12th May 1794 see Willems and Inglemunster.
Location
A town in western Belgium now called Kortrijk about 50 miles west of Brussels. (Belgium)
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 25,000
- Casualties :
- 1,000 (4.00%)
Coalition Forces [Hanoverian & Austrian]
- Number engaged :
- 8,500
- Casualties :
- 1,500 (17.65%)
