Battle of Schliengen

Date: October 24, 1796 • Location: Schliengen, Germany

War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought from 1792 to 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and fought without much coordination; each power wanted to annex a different part of France should they defeat the French, something that never occurred.