The Battle of Erquelinnes or Battle of Péchant (24 May 1794) was part of the Flanders Campaign during the War of the First Coalition, and saw a Republican...
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north bank was defeated at the battle of Erquelinnes on 24 May as the Allies surprised the French by attacking out of early morning fog. Although the...
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once at the battle of Grand-Reng, and subsequently in the battle of Erquelinnes. After Erquelinnes, the French leaders decided to give up on trying to defeat...
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France Battle of Erquelinnes 24 May - Austro-Dutch victory over France Frigate action of 29 May 1794 - British victory over France Battle of Port-Républicain...
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is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the War of the First Coalition (20 April 1792 – 18 October 1797). It includes the battles of: the Low Countries...
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Battle of Erquelinnes. Pichegru rejoined his army on 19 May and began planning for an attack on the Coalition army that would result in the Battle of...
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day, Kaunitz routed the French right wing on the Sambre at the Battle of Erquelinnes. Events in Poland began to exert their influence on Emperor Francis...
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Jacques Desjardin (category People of the War of the First Coalition)
later, the committee of generals authorized Kléber to take 15,000 troops on a raid to the north. On 24 May in the Battle of Erquelinnes, Kaunitz launched...
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Louis Charbonnier (category People of the War of the First Coalition)
total surprise in the Battle of Erquelinnes. On the French left, the Austrians quickly overran Erquelinnes and forced the divisions of Anne Charles Basset...
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Éloi Laurent Despeaux (category Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour)
Grandreng and Erquelinnes in May 1794, he was transferred to another division which he led in operations around Ypres in June. During the winter of 1794 he...
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Franz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg (category Counts of Austria)
completely routing the French at the Battle of Erquelinnes on 24 May. However, he resigned on 30 May after the Prince of Orange was appointed over his head...
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Henri François Marie Charpentier (category Commanders of the Legion of Honour)
Desjardin's chief of staff when that general served as commander of the right wing of the Army of the North during the battles of Grandreng, Erquelinnes and Gosselies...
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Jacques Fromentin (category People of the War of the First Coalition)
Grandreng, Erquelinnes and Gosselies. After the battle of Gosselies, in which his division crumbled and routed, he was relieved of duty and stripped of rank...
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three times and failed to accomplish, being defeated at the battles of Grandreng, Erquelinnes and Gosselies.[citation needed] On 12 June, Jourdan's army...
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1794 in Belgium (category French conquest of the Austrian Netherlands)
Battle of Erquelinnes between French and Coalition forces. 22 May – Battle of Tournai between French and Coalition forces. 30 May – Battle of Gosselies...
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battles of Grand-Reng, Erquelinnes, Gosselies, Lambusart and Fleurus. On 26 June, the Allied army, then under the command of Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld...
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themselves on the north bank of the Sambre. Grand-Reng is now part of the village of Erquelinnes, Belgium, lying close to the border with France. Rouveroy (Rouvroi)...
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François Muller (category French military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars)
In May and June he led a combat division at the battles of Grandreng, Erquelinnes, Gosselies, Lambusart and Fleurus. Removed from command in August 1794...
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to retreat back to the south bank three times, at Grandreng (13 May), Erquelinnes (20–24 May) and Gosselies (3 June). While the initial French objective...
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Charles Étienne de Ghigny (category People of the Battle of Waterloo)
was driven back each time. The three events were the battles of Grandreng on 13 May, Erquelinnes on 24 May and Gosselies on 3 June. After the latter defeat...
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4th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) (category Cavalry brigades of the British Army)
November) including the Battle of the Sambre (4 November), still with Third Army. At the Armistice, the brigade had reached Erquelinnes with Third Army. On...
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Claud Stokes (category Royal Air Force personnel of World War I)
taken prisoner. Stokes was buried by the Germans in the cemetery at Erquelinnes, Belgium. Stokes was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross...
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Grand-Reng (category Former municipalities of Hainaut (province))
Walloon: Grand-Rin) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Erquelinnes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is located...
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beaten on 13 and 24 May. These were the battles of Grandreng and Erquelinnes. Coburg's main army attacked the Army of the North on 17 and 18 May. Because...
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2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) (category Cavalry divisions of the British Army in World War I)
RHA). At the Armistice, units of the division had reached Clairfayts (5th Cavalry Brigade with Fourth Army), Erquelinnes (4th Cavalry Brigade with Third...
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Pierre François Dumont (category Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy)
to the Saint-Quentin line at Erquelinnes. The line was built on land acquired by Dumont or expropriated on the grounds of public utility. Dumont became...
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