Insurrection of Lyon

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Siege and capture of Lyon
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Date 8 August 1793 Location Lyon, France Result French Republican victory
Belligerents
First French Republic	French Royalists
Commanders
Dubois-Crancé	General Préci
Strength
35,000	ca 20,000
Casualties and losses
?	?

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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.