The Battle of Fleurus (modern day Belgium)—8 Messidor Year II: During the First French Revolutionary War, Divisional General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, commanding the Army of the Moselle, defeats the armies of the first allied coalition, commanded by Frederick Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
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French Revolution – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
Battle of Fleurus (1794) – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fleurus_(1794)
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