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The Battle of Courtrai (11 May 1794) saw a Republican French army under Jean-Charles Pichegru oppose Coalition forces commanded by François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt. The battle was fought as part of French efforts to defeat an Allied attempt to recapture Courtrai, which the French captured in the opening days of their 1794 offensive in the Low Countries. On 10 May, a French attempt to advance east toward Tournai was turned back by the Duke of York's troops in the Battle of Willems, but resulted in York himself retreating to Tournai once he realised he had underestimated the size of the French army. On the same day as Willems, Clerfayt attacked Courtrai (now Kortrijk) from the north but made little progress. On 11 May, with York's retreat, French forces turned on

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  • The Battle of Courtrai (11 May 1794) saw a Republican French army under Jean-Charles Pichegru oppose Coalition forces commanded by François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt. The battle was fought as part of French efforts to defeat an Allied attempt to recapture Courtrai, which the French captured in the opening days of their 1794 offensive in the Low Countries. On 10 May, a French attempt to advance east toward Tournai was turned back by the Duke of York's troops in the Battle of Willems, but resulted in York himself retreating to Tournai once he realised he had underestimated the size of the French army. On the same day as Willems, Clerfayt attacked Courtrai (now Kortrijk) from the north but made little progress. On 11 May, with York's retreat, French forces turned on Clerfayt at Courtrai after York's retreat and forced him to retreat to the north. As a result of the battle, the French Army of the North maintained their grip on Courtrai and Menin (now Menen) which it had won in late April. The fighting occurred during the War of the First Coalition near Kortrijk, Belgium, located about 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of Brussels. The battle of Courtrai refers specifically to the battle on 11 May, but the term is often also used to refer generally to both this battle and the battle of Willems together, as they were part of the same offensive. (en)
  • La bataille de Courtrai est un épisode de la guerre de la Première Coalition qui voit s'opposer les troupes de la Première Coalition à l'armée républicaine française le 11 mai 1794, près de la ville belge de Courtrai, qui fait alors partie des Pays-Bas autrichiens. (fr)
  • De Tweede Slag bij Kortrijk (10-12 mei 1794) vond plaats tijdens de Eerste Coalitieoorlog in de buurt van Kortrijk, destijds in de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden, gelegen op ongeveer 85 kilometer ten westen van Brussel. Het leger van de Eerste Franse Republiek onder leiding van Jean-Charles Pichegru viel de Coalitietroepen aan, die onder bevel stonden van de Oostenrijkse veldmaarschalk François Charles Joseph Sébastien de Croix, graaf van Clerfayt en Prins Frederik, hertog van York en Albany. Op 10 mei 1794 slaagde de Franse infanterie er voor de eerste maal in de Coalitie tijdens de oorlog te overmeesteren. Later op de dag, na te zijn gebombardeerd door de Britse artillerie, werden drie Franse eskadrons uiteindelijk met zware verliezen verbroken. Deze aanval door de 7e Light Dragoons wordt vaak aangeduid als de Slag om Willems (in het Noord-Franse Willems). Maar op 11 mei voerden de Franse troepen een succesvolle aanval uit op de graaf van Clerfayt, die voorheen de Fransen met de hulp van de Nederlandse bondgenoten uit Kortrijk had verdreven. Nu werd Clerfayt gedwongen terug naar het noorden af te zakken in Tielt. Beide zijden verloren tussen de 700-800 manschappen. Een schermutseling ten noorden van Kortrijk in Ingelmunster op 12 mei beëindigde de strijd. Het resultaat van het conflict was dat het Franse leger de greep op Kortrijk en Menen behield die het tijdens de in april van hetzelfde jaar gewonnen had. Een week later ondernam de Coalitie een nieuwe poging om de Franse greep te lossen in de Slag bij Tourcoing. (nl)
  • A Batalha de Courtrai travada em 11 de Maio de 1794, junto da cidade de Courtrai, na Bélgica, opôs o Exército do Norte, das forças revolucionárias francesas, sob comando do General Charles Pichegru, ao exército aliado - austríaco e britânico - sob o comando do Marechal de Campo Clerfayt. Foi uma vitória francesa no âmbito da Guerra da Primeira Coligação. (pt)
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  • Habsburg Austria
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  • La bataille de Courtrai est un épisode de la guerre de la Première Coalition qui voit s'opposer les troupes de la Première Coalition à l'armée républicaine française le 11 mai 1794, près de la ville belge de Courtrai, qui fait alors partie des Pays-Bas autrichiens. (fr)
  • A Batalha de Courtrai travada em 11 de Maio de 1794, junto da cidade de Courtrai, na Bélgica, opôs o Exército do Norte, das forças revolucionárias francesas, sob comando do General Charles Pichegru, ao exército aliado - austríaco e britânico - sob o comando do Marechal de Campo Clerfayt. Foi uma vitória francesa no âmbito da Guerra da Primeira Coligação. (pt)
  • The Battle of Courtrai (11 May 1794) saw a Republican French army under Jean-Charles Pichegru oppose Coalition forces commanded by François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt. The battle was fought as part of French efforts to defeat an Allied attempt to recapture Courtrai, which the French captured in the opening days of their 1794 offensive in the Low Countries. On 10 May, a French attempt to advance east toward Tournai was turned back by the Duke of York's troops in the Battle of Willems, but resulted in York himself retreating to Tournai once he realised he had underestimated the size of the French army. On the same day as Willems, Clerfayt attacked Courtrai (now Kortrijk) from the north but made little progress. On 11 May, with York's retreat, French forces turned on (en)
  • De Tweede Slag bij Kortrijk (10-12 mei 1794) vond plaats tijdens de Eerste Coalitieoorlog in de buurt van Kortrijk, destijds in de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden, gelegen op ongeveer 85 kilometer ten westen van Brussel. Het leger van de Eerste Franse Republiek onder leiding van Jean-Charles Pichegru viel de Coalitietroepen aan, die onder bevel stonden van de Oostenrijkse veldmaarschalk François Charles Joseph Sébastien de Croix, graaf van Clerfayt en Prins Frederik, hertog van York en Albany. Een schermutseling ten noorden van Kortrijk in Ingelmunster op 12 mei beëindigde de strijd. (nl)
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  • Bataille de Courtrai (1794) (fr)
  • Slag bij Kortrijk (1794) (nl)
  • Batalha de Courtrai (1794) (pt)
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