Battle of Platzberg (1794)
| Battle of Platzberg (1794) | |||||
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| Part of Napoleonic Wars | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 France |
.svg.png){kind=small} Prussia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| General Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr | Marshall Moellendorff | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| ? | ? | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| ? | 5,000 killed or wounded | ||||
The Battle of Platzberg was fought on July 13, 1794, and resulted in the victory of the French under General Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr against the Prussians under Marshall Moellendorff. Prussian casualties consisted of 5000 men killed or wounded.
References for this battle :
- Victory and Conquest of French..1792 at 1815
- encyclopedia of Hugo
- The French Revolution by Albert Mathiez
- French Army History by Lazare Carnot
- The war with Sabot by General Camon
Coordinates: 50°20′52″N 12°06′28″E / 50.347777°N 12.107777°E
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