French Army of Switzerland

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The French Army of Switzerland was a Revolutionary-era French field force operating in and around Switzerland, notably engaged in the 1799 campaigns against coalition forces during the War of the Second Coalition.

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French Army of Switzerland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activePeriod late 18th century ⓘ
allegiance French Republic ⓘ
alliedWith Helvetic Republic ⓘ
associatedWith French Revolutionary Army ⓘ
associatedWithEvent French intervention in Switzerland ⓘ
belligerentFor France ⓘ
campaign 1799 Swiss campaign ⓘ
coalitionOpponents Second Coalition ⓘ
conflict War of the Second Coalition ⓘ
country French First Republic ⓘ
disbandedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
engagedAgainst coalition forces ⓘ
era French Revolutionary era ⓘ
historicalContext reorganization of French forces into named field armies ⓘ
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
notableYear 1799 ⓘ
operatedIn Helvetic Republic ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
opponent Austrian Army ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
partOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
role defense of French positions in Switzerland ⓘ
offensive operations in Switzerland ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Northern Italy–Swiss frontier ⓘ
Swiss Alps ⓘ
type field force ⓘ

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Battle of Zurich (1799) → combatantStrength → French Army of Switzerland ⓘ