Capture of Danzig
Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
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1793 in Germany
Explore 24 historical events and records for Germany in 1793.
Historical records for Germany in 1793
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January
Capture of Thorn
Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
Invasion of Poland
Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
Rule of Danzig
Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
Rule of Poland
Russia takes most of Lithuania & western Ukraine during the 2nd partition of Poland. Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
Rule of Thorn
Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
April
Coalition Army Threatens Valenciennes Defences
After regaining territory in the Austrian Netherlands, Coburg's army advanced against northern French fortresses. Valenciennes became a major target because it guarded strategic routes into France.
May
Coalition Captures Famars Defensive Camp
Coburg's army defeated French forces in the fighting around Famars. The loss opened the way for the systematic investment of Valenciennes.
June
Coalition Covering Army Guards Siege Approaches
Coburg stationed field troops beyond the immediate siege lines. This screen was intended to repel any French army attempting to rescue Valenciennes.
July
Capture of Conde
Captures Conde
Valenciennes Capture Strengthens Coalition Advance
The fall of the fortress added to a series of Allied successes during the summer of 1793. Coburg's army could now consider further operations without leaving this stronghold behind its lines.
August
Coalition Operations Extend toward Le Quesnoy
After Valenciennes fell, Allied forces continued pressure against other northern fortresses. The campaign compounded the Republic's strategic difficulties before the autumn French recovery.
October
Coalition Command Evaluates French Flank Attacks
Coburg's headquarters assessed an assault distributed across a long front. The French effort remained dangerous even though its first day did not break the covering line.
Battle of Wattignies
Driven back by the French under Jourdan
Coburg Orders Withdrawal of Covering Troops
The French success forced the Coalition command to abandon its forward covering position. Continued operations against Maubeuge had become too dangerous without that protection.
Coalition Offensive Loses Northern Momentum
The failure at Wattignies disrupted Coburg's plans to advance farther into France. The battlefield result weakened the strategic value of earlier Coalition gains on the frontier.
Coburg Maintains Pressure on Maubeuge Fortress
Prince Josias of Saxe Coburg directed Coalition operations intended to secure the northern frontier. His field army relied on a covering force to block French attempts to relieve Maubeuge.
Maubeuge Remains Outside Coalition Control
The loss of the covering battle deprived Coburg of the opportunity to capture Maubeuge at that time. The fortress continued to anchor French defenses on the northern border.
November
Battle of Kaiserslaute
Checks the advance of the French under General Hoche
Coalition Regroups beyond the Battlefield
The defeat required Coburg to reconsider the disposition of Allied troops and the prospects for further sieges. His coalition remained active although the immediate threat to Maubeuge had receded.
Other events (month unknown)
Capture of Mainz
Captures Mainz from the French forces under Custine
Invasion of Belgium
Captures Belgium from the French
Marriage
Marries Louisa of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Romische Elegien
Publication of "Romische Elegien"
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