Battle of Raismes

Battle of Raismes
Part of the Flanders campaign in the War of the First Coalition
Death of General Dampierre by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, 1793-1798
Date 8–9 May 1793 Location near Raismes, Austrian Netherlands Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Monarchy  Great Britain Kingdom of Prussia	French Republic
Commanders and leaders
Prince Coburg François de Clerfayt Duke of York A. von Knobelsdorff	Marquis de Dampierre (DOW) François Lamarche
Strength
60,000	30,000
Casualties and losses
600–870	2,100

The Battle of Raismes, also known as the Battle of Condé or St. Amand, (8 May 1793) saw the French Republican army led by Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre attack the Allied Coalition army of Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The French intended to raise the Siege of Condé, but were defeated by Coalition forces. The battle was fought during the Flanders Campaign in the War of the First Coalition. After hard fighting, the French were driving back a Prussian force when British reinforcements arrived to stabilize the situation. Dampierre was fatally wounded while leading a final unsuccessful assault. The Allies recaptured the lost ground two days later.