Historical place archive

Wattignies in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Wattignies in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1793–1793

Historical events in Wattignies

1793

16 October 1793
Battle of Wattignies
Jean Baptiste Jourdan · Revolutionary Wars

Drives back Prince Saxe-Coburg & forces the Austrians to abandon the siege of Maubeuge

16 October 1793
Battle of Wattignies
Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot · Revolutionary Wars

The French raide the siege at Maubeuge as orderred by Carnot

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