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Battle of Anderlecht

Battle of Anderlecht was a battle fought on 13 November 1792 at Anderlecht, in what is now Belgium. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 35,000 Infantry against 20,000 Infantry.

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Combat d'Anderlecht, 13 novembre 1792.
Combat d'Anderlecht, 13 novembre 1792.. Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 November 1792
WhereAnderlecht, Belgium50.833N, 4.300E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstAustria
Casualties and lossesUnknownand500 Men, several cannons destroyed

Record

Date13 November 1792
PlaceAnderlecht, Belgium
50.833N, 4.300E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength35,000 Infantry20,000 Infantry
Casualties and lossesUnknown500 Men, several cannons destroyed
Commanders
  • Charles Francois Dumouriez
  • Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg
Battle of AnderlechtBattle of AnderlechtBattle of ScheutGerman invasion of Belgium (1914)Siege of BrusselsBombardment of BrusselsSiege of BrusselsLilleRotterdamAntwerpenDüsseldorfCharleroiBruggeAmiensCalais100 km50.833N, 4.300E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1356 and 1943.

Elsewhere in 1792

Battle of Anderlecht is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 267 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887849, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Anderlecht, revision 1370106779, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.