French Republican Army of the Alps

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French Revolutionary army field army

The French Republican Army of the Alps was a Revolutionary-era French military force that operated in the Alpine region and played a key role in early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French Revolutionary army → field army →
activeDuring	1790s →
allegiance	French Republic →
commandLanguage	French →
conflict	French Revolutionary Wars →
country	French First Republic →
engagedIn	mountain warfare →
governedBy	French National Convention →
historicalContext	Wars of the First Coalition →
historicalRegion	Southeastern France →
ideology	republicanism →
languageOfCommand	French →
militaryBranch	Army →
notableFor	early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars →
operatedIn	Alpine region → Alps →
opposed	Habsburg forces → Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont →
partOf	French Revolutionary Army →
role	defense of French Alpine frontiers → offensive operations in the Alps →
strategicObjective	protect southeastern borders of France → secure Alpine passes →
subordinateTo	French Ministry of War →
symbol	tricolor cockade →
theaterOfOperations	Italian front → Piedmontese frontier →
timePeriod	French Revolution →
type	land forces →
used	artillery units → cavalry units → infantry units →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Siege of Toulon → Siege of Toulon ("French Republican Army of Italy") →	participant
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin ("French Revolutionary Army") →	associatedWith
Italian invasion of France ("French Army of the Alps") →	opposedBy