Siege of Condé (1793)
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The siege of Condé saw a force made up of Habsburg Austrians and French Royalists commanded by Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg lay siege to a Republican French garrison led by Jean Ne
The defenses of Condé included ditches that could be flooded via sluice gates.
Some of Condé's old defenses still survive.
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Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine was a French Army officer. As a young officer in the French Royal Army, he served in the Seven Years' War. In the American Revolutionary War he joined Rochambeau's Expé
Siege of Condé (1793)
…Quesnoy concluded successfully on 13 September but the siege of Dunkirk was a failure. The loss of Condé spelt the doom of then-current French commander Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine. Though popular in the army, Custine was called to Paris, arrested on 22 July and executed on 27 August 1793. Chancel was promoted to general of division…
Custine as general-in-chief of the Army of the Rhine in 1792 (painted posthumously in 1834)
Custine holds a council of war with his staff to plan the breach of the Wissembourg lines. By the artist Frédéric Regamey.
Custine continued the revolution in the German Rhineland through proclamation and the levy of heavy taxes on the conquered territories.
Prior to his execution, Custine met with the Abbe Lotheringen, for his confession and his prayers. He also wrote a letter to his son.