General of Division (MG) Jacques Léonard Muller was appointed commander of the French Army of the western Pyrenees on 5 October 1793. The year 1793 saw no major battles in the western Pyrenees, though a number of skirmishes occurred between French and Spanish forces. On 5 February 1794, Lieutenant General (LG) José Urrutia y de las Cases attacked the Sans Culottes Camp, a fortified hilltop near Hendaye. A French division led by MG Louis Dubouquet repelled the 13,000 Spanish infantry, and their 700 supporting cavalry and artillery. Spanish casualties numbered 335 while French losses were unknown.
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| - General of Division (MG) Jacques Léonard Muller was appointed commander of the French Army of the western Pyrenees on 5 October 1793. The year 1793 saw no major battles in the western Pyrenees, though a number of skirmishes occurred between French and Spanish forces. On 5 February 1794, Lieutenant General (LG) José Urrutia y de las Cases attacked the Sans Culottes Camp, a fortified hilltop near Hendaye. A French division led by MG Louis Dubouquet repelled the 13,000 Spanish infantry, and their 700 supporting cavalry and artillery. Spanish casualties numbered 335 while French losses were unknown.
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Commander
| - Bon-Adrien Moncey
- Col. Gabriel de Mendizábal Iraeta
- Don Ventura Caro
- Jacques Muller
- Marquis Saint-Simon
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Caption
| - Doneztebe-Santesteban in the Baztan valley
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Casualties
| - Over 600
- Over 2,000, 300 cannons
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Campaign
| - War of the First Coalition
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combatant
| - French Republic
- French Émigrés
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| - Battle of the Baztan Valley
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| - General of Division (MG) Jacques Léonard Muller was appointed commander of the French Army of the western Pyrenees on 5 October 1793. The year 1793 saw no major battles in the western Pyrenees, though a number of skirmishes occurred between French and Spanish forces. On 5 February 1794, Lieutenant General (LG) José Urrutia y de las Cases attacked the Sans Culottes Camp, a fortified hilltop near Hendaye. A French division led by MG Louis Dubouquet repelled the 13,000 Spanish infantry, and their 700 supporting cavalry and artillery. Spanish casualties numbered 335 while French losses were unknown.
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