French Aerostatic Corps
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The French Aerostatic Corps was a pioneering military balloon unit of Revolutionary France, notable for conducting one of the first recorded uses of aerial reconnaissance in warfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Aerostatic Corps canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerostatic corps
ⓘ
balloon corps ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activity |
balloon construction
ⓘ
gas production for balloons ⓘ training of balloon observers ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Meudon ⓘ |
| commander | Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
signal flags
ⓘ
written messages dropped from balloon ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1799 ⓘ |
| equipment |
military observation balloons
ⓘ
tethered hydrogen balloons ⓘ |
| era | French Revolution ⓘ |
| firstCombatUse |
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Fleurus
|
| firstCombatUseDate | 26 June 1794 ⓘ |
| founder | Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle ⓘ |
| garrison | Meudon balloon park ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of air power in warfare
ⓘ
pioneered military use of balloons ⓘ |
| inception | 1794 ⓘ |
| influenced | later military balloon units in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| notableBalloon | L’Entreprenant ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first recorded uses of aerial reconnaissance in warfare ⓘ |
| operatedBy | French Army ⓘ |
| operationalTheater |
Belgium
ⓘ
Defense of the Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine front
|
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the French First Republic
|
| reasonForDissolution |
changing political priorities
ⓘ
limited military impact ⓘ logistical difficulties ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfFleurus |
observed enemy troop movements
ⓘ
relayed information to French commanders ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Artillery School of Châlons-sur-Marne
ⓘ
surface form:
Artillery (French Army)
|
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army of the North
ⓘ
Army of the Sambre-et-Meuse ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France ⓘ
surface form:
French War Ministry
|
| type | observation unit ⓘ |
| use |
aerial reconnaissance
ⓘ
artillery spotting ⓘ battlefield observation ⓘ |
| usedGas | hydrogen ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
L’Entreprenant