Siege and capture of Lyon | |||||||
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Part of the French Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First French Republic | French Royalists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Dubois-Crancé | General Préci | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
35,000 | ca 20,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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The Siege and capture of Lyon occurred on 9 August to 9 October 1793 when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which had revolted against the French government.