# Battle of Jemappes (1792)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-battle-of-jemappes
Location: Austrian Netherlands
Categories: battle

French victory enabled temporary occupation of much of the Austrian Netherlands. Within the broader French Revolution period, The Revolution dismantled legal privilege and absolute monarchy, declared new rights and created a republic. War, popular mobilization, civil conflict and political terror repeatedly transformed the revolutionary state. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is National Convention (Collective head of the French Republic). Battle of Jemappes mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Battle of Jemappes mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [National Convention](https://history-france.com/rulers/national-convention)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Battle of Jemappes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Battle+of+Jemappes&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Battle of Jemappes](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Battle+of+Jemappes)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)