Army of the Danube

The armed with the Danube is one of the armed with the Republic, which were illustrated against united Europe.

Creation and changes

being based on a decree of the Directory of March 2nd, 1799, the general Jourdan gives on March 7th to the army of Observation the denomination of army of the Danube.
By decree of April 21st, 1799 (2 floréal year VII), put at execution on April 29th, the Armée with Helvétie is removed and joined together with the army of the Danube.
By decrees of the June 7th and 13rd 1799, put pursuant to the from July 18th to 20th, the army of the Danube is divided into Armée with the Rhine and armed with the Danube.
By decree of November 24th, 1799 (3 frimaire year VIII), the armies of the Rhine and the Danube are joined together into only one pennies the denomination of army of the Rhine.

Generals

from March 7th to April 8th, 1799: general Jourdan with the higher command on the armed with Helvétie and Observation
from April 9th to 28th 1799, temporarily with the higher command of the army of Helvétie: general Masséna
from April 29th to November 29th, 1799: general Masséna
from November 30th to December 11th, 1799, temporarily: general Turreau

Principal feats of arms

The armed with the Danube , made up under the orders of Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, enters to shift at the beginning of 1799, crosses Seychelles and tries to seize the upstream reservoir of the the Danube. The archduke Charles manages to stop it and, after the departure of Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, to drive back it on the the Rhine as of April. André Masséna is put at the head of amée of the Danube which, joined together with that of Helvétie manages to push back the Austrians and the Russians after the victory of Zurich. (1799).

Campaigns

Internal bonds

List of the armies of the Revolution
List of the generals of the Revolution and the First Empire

Source

C. Clerget: Tables of the French Armies during the wars of Revolution (Bookstore soldier 1905);

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