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Battle of Arlon (1794)

Battle of Arlon (1794)

49°40′56.65″N5°48′41.13″E / 49.6824028°N 5.8114250°E / 49.6824028; 5.8114250

BelligerentsFrench RepublicHabsburg MonarchyCommanders and leadersJean-Baptiste JourdanJohann von BeaulieuStrength 20,000 16,000

In 1794 the Battle of Arlon covers two separate episodes of the French Revolutionary Wars, one in April and the other in May, both at the stronghold of Arlon (also fought over at the First Battle of Arlon the previous year). Both engagements pitched the French general Jean-Baptiste Jourdan against the Austrian general Johann von Beaulieu.