French Army of the North
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The French Army of the North was a major Revolutionary-era field army of France that operated primarily along the northern frontiers against coalition forces during the War of the First Coalition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Army of the North canonical | 6 |
| Armée du Nord under Napoleon I | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Revolutionary army
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Constitutional Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
French invasion of the Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
occupation of Belgium by French forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
under authority of the Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
under authority of the French National Convention ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1797 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Jemappes NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Neerwinden (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Valmy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedInCampaign | Flanders Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formed | 1791 ⓘ |
| garrisonHeadquarters |
Lille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Adam Philippe de Custine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles François Dumouriez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Jourdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Charles Pichegru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armée révolutionnaire française
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Royal Army of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
defense of northern French frontiers
ⓘ
offensive operations against coalition forces ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Artois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austrian Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern frontiers of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedConscription | levée en masse ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Armée du Nord under Napoleon I