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Maps| The battle of Schliengen (24 October 1796) was a generally
successful French rearguard action that allowed General Moreau
to retreat safely across the Rhine at Huningue. In the early
autumn of 1796 Moreau successfully retreated from Bavaria, and
in mid-October he crossed the Black Forest, emerging in the
Rhine valley at Freiburg in Breisgau. Even after his long
retreat, Moreau was still not ready to abandon the east bank of
the Rhine, and on 19 October he attempted to fight his way north
from Freiburg to the camp at Kehl, opposite Strasbourg. This
attack was preempted by the Archduke Charles, who had now
arrived from the north after pushing General Jourdan back across
the Rhine. Moreau was defeated at Emmendingen and was forced to
retreat south along the Rhine. On 22 October Moreau reached
Schliengen, where a chain of hills connects the Black Forest to
the Rhine, and decided to make a stand. One part of his army –
the left wing under Genera