Siege of Mainz (1793)
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In the siege of Mainz, from 14 April to 23 July 1793, a coalition of Prussia, Austria, and other German states led by the Holy Roman Empire besieged and captured Mainz from revolutionary French forces
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Alexandre de Beauharnais
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Alexandre François Marie, Viscount of Beauharnais was a French politician and general of the French Revolution. He was the first husband of Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, who later married Napoleon
Siege of Mainz (1793)
…France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austria Saxony Hesse-Kassel Hesse-Darmstadt Palatinate Saxe-Weimar Commanders and leaders Ignace d'Oyré Alexandre de Beauharnais Duke of Brunswick Field Marshal von Kalckreuth Strength 22,000–23,000 men, 184 cannons 36,000–43,000 men, 207 cannons Casualties and losses 4,000 killed…
Portrait by the Circle of Jacques-Louis David, c. 1793
Alexandre-Francois-Marie, Vicomte de Beauharnais by Georges Rouget (1834)