Army of the Moselle
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The Army of the Moselle was a field army of Revolutionary France that operated along the Moselle River frontier during the early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Revolutionary army
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1791–1794 ⓘ |
| allegiance | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Moselle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | divisions and brigades ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1791 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1794 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Kaiserslautern (1793)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Valmy NERFINISHED ⓘ operations around Trier ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Army of the Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Moselle frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrDepot | Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormOfCountry | republic ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Army of the Sambre-et-Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Moselle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Nicolas Houchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazare Hoche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | reorganization during the levée en masse of 1793 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Electorate of Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royal army formations of the Ancien Régime on the northeastern frontier ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations |
German border along the Moselle
ⓘ
Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg frontier ⓘ |
| region | northeastern France ⓘ |
| role |
defense of the northeastern frontier of France
ⓘ
offensive operations into the Rhineland ⓘ |
| status | disbanded military unit ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Committee of Public Safety
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Army of the Sambre-et-Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | combined arms field force ⓘ |
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