Piedmontese frontier

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The Piedmontese frontier was a strategically vital Alpine border region between France and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, heavily contested during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
military frontier ⓘ
associatedWith French Revolutionary army ⓘ
Sardinian army ⓘ
borderWith France ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
conflict Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
War of the First Coalition ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
feature fortified positions ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ
narrow valleys ⓘ
historicalPeriod French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
historicalStatus former international border ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
Western Alps ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
militaryImportance heavily contested during French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
opponent French First Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
partOf Franco-Sardinian border ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sardinia
region Piedmont ⓘ
significance strategically vital Alpine border region ⓘ
strategicObjective control of routes between France and Italy ⓘ
strategicRole access route into the Po Valley ⓘ
barrier between France and northern Italy ⓘ
terrain difficult Alpine environment ⓘ
high mountains ⓘ
usedFor control of Alpine passes ⓘ
defense of Piedmont against French invasion ⓘ

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