Upper Rhine theatre

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The Upper Rhine theatre was a key military region along the Upper Rhine River that served as a major front for campaigns and battles between French and Imperial forces during the 17th-century European wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical region ⓘ
military theatre ⓘ
activeDuring 17th century ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ
War of the Grand Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War
borderBetween France ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
characterizedBy campaigns along both banks of the Rhine ⓘ
fortified towns ⓘ
river crossings ⓘ
conflictType land warfare ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
frontFor French–Imperial conflicts ⓘ
wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV's wars
geographicalFeature borderland region ⓘ
floodplain ⓘ
river valley ⓘ
importance major front in 17th-century European wars ⓘ
involvedBelligerent France ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Various German principalities ⓘ
locatedAlong Upper Rhine River ⓘ
linked to: Upper Rhine
locatedIn Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Upper Rhine region ⓘ
notableCity Breisach ⓘ
linked to: Breisach am Rhein

Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ
notableRegion Alsace ⓘ
Baden ⓘ
opposedForces French forces ⓘ
Imperial forces ⓘ
partOf Rhine frontier ⓘ
strategicFor French eastern frontier ⓘ
control of Rhine crossings ⓘ
defense of German states ⓘ
usedBy French Army ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Imperial Army ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Turckheim (1675) → hasTheatre → Upper Rhine theatre ⓘ
Battle of Dornach → theatre → Upper Rhine theatre of the Swabian War ⓘ
linked to: Upper Rhine theatre
Battle of Turckheim → theatre → Upper Rhine theatre of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Upper Rhine theatre
Vestralpus → region → Upper Rhine frontier ⓘ
linked to: Upper Rhine theatre