Insurrection of Lyon

Siege and capture of Lyon

Date	8 August 1793
Location	Lyon, France
Result	French Republican victory

Belligerents

First French Republic

French Royalists

Commanders

Dubois-Crancé

General Préci

Strength

35,000

ca 20,000

Casualties and losses

v • d • e French Revolutionary Wars Revolts against the French Republic

Vendée - Chouannerie - Toulon – Lyon – Avignon – Nimes – Marseille – Nancy

The Insurrection of Lyon or Siege and capture of Lyon occurred on 8 August 1793 when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which had revolted against the French government. After the city was captured it was subject to the Reign of Terror.

References

Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.

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