what was the rhine campaign of 1796 about?
This was the last campaign of the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Rhine campaign of 1796
This was the last campaign of the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Rhine campaign of 1796 [SEP] Introduction
In the Rhine campaign of 1796 (June 1796 to February 1797), two First Coalition armies under the overall command of Archduke Charles outmaneuvered and defeated two French Republican armies. This was the last campaign of the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The French military strategy against Austria called for a three-pronged invasion to surround Vienna, ideally capturing the city and forcing the Holy Roman Emperor to surrender and accept French Revolutionary territorial integrity. The French assembled the Army of Sambre and Meuse commanded by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan against the Austrian Army of the Lower Rhine in the north.