French Revolution. French Revolutionary Wars. First Coalition (1792-1797). Battle of Wattignies (15-16 October 1793). The French army led by Generals Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) and Lazare Carnot (1753-1823) defeated the troops of the Archduchy of Austria under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737-1815). Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot at Wattignies on 16 October 1793. Engraving by J. Ladmiral. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

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