Insurrection of Lyon
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| Siege and capture of Lyon | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| First French Republic | French Royalists | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Dubois-Crancé | General Préci | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 35,000 | ca 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| ? | ? | ||||||
| Revolts against the French Revolution |
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| Fontenay-le-Comte – Haiti – Luçon – Cholet – Entrames – Toulon – Lyon – Avignon – Nimes – Marseille – Nancy |
The Insurrection of Lyon or Siege and capture of Lyon occurred on 8 August 1793 when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which had revolted against the French government. After the city was captured it was subject to the Reign of terror.
[edit] References
- Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.
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