The Battle of Tourcoing (17-18 May 1794) was a major engagement in the War of the First Coalition, the first phase of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). It saw an army of the French Republic successfully fend off a six-pronged attack by Coalition forces; victory at Tourcoing would lead to French success in the broader Flanders Campaign of 1792-95. [image:17235] Despite the superior...