August 19, 2026

In late 1794, French Revolutionary forces under General Kléber closed in on this Dutch fortress city. French cavalry under Ney raided as far as Nijmegen and Cleves before being reassigned to help take the city. Which siege is this?

A Siege of Maastricht (1794)
B Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
C Siege of Bihać (1592)
D Siege of Bredevoort (1672)

The 1794 Siege of Maastricht ended in French victory in November of that year, part of the Flanders campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars. The city, then held by an Austrian and Dutch garrison, would remain in French hands until 1814.

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