Siege of Toulon (1793)

Siege of Toulon
Part of the Federalist revolts and other naval operations during the War of the First Coalition
The British evacuation of Toulon in December 1793
Date 29 August – 19 December 1793 Location Toulon, France 43.13°N 5.92°E / 43.13; 5.92 Result French Republican victory End of allied occupation in Toulon Destruction of the French fleet
Belligerents
French Republic	French Royalists French Federalists Great Britain Kingdom of Spain Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sardinia
Commanders and leaders
Jean François Carteaux Jacques François Dugommier Napoleon Bonaparte (WIA) Jean François Cornu de La Poype Hughes Charlot	Baron d'Imbert Samuel Hood Charles O'Hara (POW) Sidney Smith Lord Mulgrave Juan de Lángara Federico Gravina Henry Phipps
Strength
32,000	1,500 7,000 & 32 Ships 6,500 & 5 Ships 2,600 & 37 Ships Total 17,600 men 74 ships
Casualties and losses
1,700 dead or wounded 9 Ships of the Line sunk in harbour, 4 ships of the line, 7 Frigates and 5 Corvettes captured	1,200 killed or wounded 700 killed or wounded 200 killed or wounded 1,000 captured 1,500 captured Total 4,600 1 Ship captured 14 Ships of the Line, 1 Frigate and 2 Corvettes abandoned and seized by the Republicans
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The siege of Toulon (29 August – 19 December 1793) was a military action that took place during the Federalist revolts of the French Revolutionary Wars. In the event, Republican forces fought against Royalist rebels supported by English and Spanish forces. The fighting took place in the southern French city of Toulon. During this siege, Napoleon Bonaparte became well known for the first time. He was promoted when his plan to capture of fortifications above the harbour. He was credited with forcing the English and Spanish fleets to leave. The British siege of 1793 was the first time the Royal Navy was used in the French Revolution.