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Battle of Beaumont

Battle of Beaumont was a battle fought in 1794 at Beaumont-en-Cambrésis, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Beaumont-en-Cambrésis. It was part of the French Revolutionary Wars, which ran from 1792 to 1802. The recorded result: Anglo-Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 20,000.

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Fought1794
WhereBeaumont-en-Cambrésis, France50.123N, 3.454E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAnglo-Austrian victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstHabsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of Great Britain
Casualties and losses7,000 killed, wounded or captured, 41 cannonsand1,450 killed, wounded or missing
Part ofFrench Revolutionary Wars1792 to 1802

Where it sits in the French Revolutionary Wars

Fall of the Republic of Venice, 1790Battle of Quiévrain, 1792Siege of Thionville, 1792Battle of Verdun, 1792Flanders Campaign, 1792Siege of Namur, 1792Siege of Pondicherry, 1793West Indies Campaign, 1793Siege of Breda, 1793Battle of Neerwinden, 1793Battle of Mas Deu, 1793Action of 18 June 1793, 1793Battle of Brécourt, 1793Battle of Perpignan, 1793Battle of Vihiers, 1793Action of 31 July 1793, 1793Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention, 1793Siege of Dunkirk, 1793Battle of Menin, 1793Battle of Epierre, 1793Battle of Courtrai, 1793Battle of Peyrestortes, 1793Battle of Truillas, 1793Battle of Wattignies, 1793Action of 20 October 1793, 1793Action of 24 October 1793, 1793Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794, 1794Battle of Martinique, 1794Action of 23 April 1794, 1794Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies, 1794Battle of Beaumont, 1794Atlantic campaign of May 1794, 1794Action of 7 May 1794, 1794Battle of Tournay, 1794Frigate action of 29 May 1794, 1794Glorious First of June, 1794Battle of Mykonos, 1794Battle of Boxtel, 1794Battle of Sprimont, 1794First Battle of Dego, 1794Battle of Île Ronde, 1794Action of 6 November 1794, 1794Siege of Luxembourg, 1794Croisière du Grand Hiver, 1794Battle of Genoa, 1795Action of 10 April 1795, 1795Battle of Muizenberg, 1795Battle of Groix, 1795Action of 24 June 1795, 1795Battle of Hyères Islands, 1795Action of 22 August 1795, 1795Action of 7 October 1795, 1795Italian Campaign of 1796-1797, 1796Battle of Voltri, 1796Battle of Montenotte, 1796Battle of Mondovì, 1796Montenotte Campaign, 1796Battle of Fombio, 1796Battle of Borghetto, 1796Battle of Rastatt, 1796Battle of Lonato, 1796Battle of Castiglione, 1796Battle of Peschiera, 1796Battle of Friedberg, 1796Battle of Rovereto, 1796Action of 8 September 1796, 1796Second Battle of Kehl, 1796Battle of Cembra, 1796Second Battle of Bassano, 1796Battle of Calliano, 1796Battle of Caldiero, 1796Battle of Rivoli, 1797Action of 13 January 1797, 1797Action of 25 January 1797, 1797Bali Strait Incident, 1797Battle of Tarvis, 1797Battle of San Juan, 1797Action of 16 May 1797, 1797Assault on Cadiz, 1797Battle of Camperdown, 1797Raid on Manila, 1798Battle of Grauholz, 1798Battle of Neuenegg, 1798Battle of Col de la Croix, 1798Battle of the Raz de Sein, 1798Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf, 1798French invasion of Switzerland, 1798Action of 30 May 1798, 1798Action of 27 June 1798, 1798Action of 30 June 1798, 1798Battle of the Pyramids, 1798Siege of Malta, 1798Battle of Tory Island, 1798Action of 24 October 1798, 1798Action of 14 December 1798, 1798Macau Incident, 1799Action of 9 February 1799, 1799Action of 28 February 1799, 1799Order of battle at the Battle of Stockach, 1799Battle of Verona, 1799Battle of Pech-David, 1799Battle of Carbonne, 1799Battle of Bergen, 1799Battle of Port Louis, 1799Battle of the Malta Convoy, 1800Action of 31 March 1800, 1800Action of 6–7 April 1800, 1800Raid on Dunkirk, 1800Battle of Ampfing, 1800Action of 19 February 1801, 1801Battle of Mandora, 1801Siege of Fort Julien, 1801Siege of Cairo, 1801Siege of Porto Ferrajo, 1801Raid on Oropesa, 1801Raids on Boulogne, 1801Siege of Alexandria, 1801Battle of Mahé, 180117901801Battle of Beaumont, 1794
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Record

Date1794 (year precision)
PlaceBeaumont-en-Cambrésis, France
50.123N, 3.454E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength30,00020,000
Casualties and losses7,000 killed, wounded or captured, 41 cannons1,450 killed, wounded or missing
Commanders
  • René-Bernard Chapuy
Battle of BeaumontBattle of BeaumontBattle of Le CateauBattle of Le CateauBattle of the SabisBattle of the SambreBattle of Villers-en-CauchiesBattle of Le CateauBattle of the SabisBrusselsLilleAntwerpenRouenCharleroiReimsBruggeAmiens100 km50.123N, 3.454E
Placed at Beaumont-en-Cambrésis; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Beaumont is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Beaumont (1794), revision 1370433759, 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.