Army of the Danube

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French Revolutionary army field army

The Army of the Danube was a French Revolutionary field army that campaigned in southern Germany and Austria, playing a key role in the 1800 campaign against the Habsburg Monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
Army of the Danube canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Revolutionary army ⓘ
field army ⓘ
allegiance France ⓘ
associatedWith campaigns on the Rhine and Danube fronts ⓘ
belligerentIn campaigns along the upper Danube ⓘ
campaign 1800 campaign against the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
commander Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
War of the Second Coalition ⓘ
country French First Republic ⓘ
disbandedIn early 19th century ⓘ
era French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
surface form: French Revolutionary era
formedFrom Army of Observation ⓘ
government French Directory ⓘ
historicalRegion Danube region ⓘ
surface form: Danube River basin
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
laterUnder French Consulate ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army ⓘ
militaryConflictContext coalition wars against revolutionary France ⓘ
namedAfter Danube ⓘ
surface form: Danube River
notableCommander Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Biberach (1800) ⓘ
Battle of Engen ⓘ
Battle of Mösskirch ⓘ
Battle of Stockach (1799) ⓘ
opponent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire

Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
partOf Army of the Rhine ⓘ
surface form: French Revolutionary forces on the Rhine
primaryEnemy Austrian forces in southern Germany ⓘ
role campaigning in southern Germany and Austria ⓘ
offensive field operations ⓘ
strategicObjective drive Austrian forces out of southern Germany ⓘ
threaten Austrian heartland via the Danube ⓘ
subordinateTo Army of Germany ⓘ
surface form: French Army of Germany
theaterOfOperations Austria ⓘ
southern Germany ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
type temporary field formation ⓘ
usedBy French First Republic ⓘ

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Battle of Hohenlinden → notableUnit → Army of the Danube ⓘ
Army of the Rhine → associatedWith → Army of the Danube ⓘ
Desaix → servedIn → Army of the Danube ⓘ
subject surface form: Louis Desaix