Back Belagerung von Lille (1792) German Siège de Lille (1792) French המצור על ליל (1792) HE Siejo di Lille (1792) IO Assedio di Lilla (1792) Italian リール包囲戦 (1792年) Japanese Осада Лилля (1792) Russian Opsada Lillea (1792) Serbo-Croatian
| Siege of Lille (1792) | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Si%C3%A8ge_de_Lille_1792.JPG) Siege of Lille by Louis Joseph Watteau | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republican France Belgian exiles |
 Habsburg monarchy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jean-Baptiste Ruault |
Albert of Teschen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000–25,000 | 13,800, 52 siege guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100–200 |
43 dead, 161 wounded 20 siege guns | ||||||
The siege of Lille (25 September – 8 October 1792) saw a Republican French garrison under Jean-Baptiste André Ruault de La Bonnerie hold Lille against an assault by a Habsburg army commanded by Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen. Though the city was fiercely bombarded, the French successfully withstood the Austrian attack in the action. Because the Austrians were unable to completely encircle the city, the French were able to continuously send in reinforcements. After news of the French victory over the Prussians at Valmy, Albert withdrew his troops and siege cannons. The next battle was at Jemappes in November. The Column of the Goddess monument was completed in 1845 to commemorate the siege.