Army of Sambre and Meuse
Campaign of 1795

Army of Sambre and Meuse

Section Title: Campaign of 1795
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Date Location	French	Coalition	Victor	Operation

20 September Mannheim	30,000	6,000	French	The French and the Bavarians negotiated an agreement by which t 9,000 men guarding the fortress surrendered the city.

21 September Capitulation of Düsseldorf	12,600	2,000	French	Garrison was freed on the condition that it not fight the French for one year.

24 September Handschuhsheim	12,000 infantry 1,500 cavalry	8,000	Habsburg	The Habsburg cavalry, commanded by Johann von Klenau, caught Dufour's division in the open, scattered the cavalry and mowed down the infantry.

11–12 October Höchst	10,000	5,500	Habsburg	Despite the French initiative, they were unable to exploit their numerical superiority.

13 October Niedernhausen	5,000	8,000	Habsburg	The absence of wagons prevented the French from mobilizing their supply train; the Habsburg forces attacked the rear guard, scattered the troops, and captured massive numbers of supplies.

20 September – 13 October Blockade of Mainz	30,000	19,000	Habsburg	The bulk of the northern Army (Sambre and Meuse) attempted to blockade the city of Mainz, at the juncture of the Rhine and Main rivers.

15 October Steinbach	unknown	8,000	French	A skirmish north of the Taunus hills near Limburg on the Lahn; continued French withdrawal toward Düsseldorf.

All troop counts and operational objectives, unless otherwise noted, from Smith pp. 105–122.

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The 12,600 French troops of the garrison were freed at Düsseldorf on 21 September.

final_sentence: The 12,600 French troops of the garrison were freed at Düsseldorf on 21 September.