1799Army of the Danube Prepares Rhine Offensive

February 24: General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan assembles the Arm...
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⚔️ French Army Invades Austrian Netherlands

April 28: The war begins. The army of Rochambeau invades the Austrian Netherlands.
French Army Invades Austrian Netherlands (1792)
French RevolutionWar of the First CoalitionAustrian NetherlandsMilitary CampaignInvasionRochambeauFrontierMilitary ActionEarly Battles

⚔️ French Army Invades Austrian Netherlands

October 27: The French army under Dumouriez invades the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium). They occupy Brussels on November 14.
French Army Invades Austrian Netherlands (1792)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignWar of the First CoalitionInvasionBelgiumDumouriezAustrian NetherlandsTerritorial ExpansionBattle of JemappesBrussels Occupation

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptCairoMilitary CampaignBonaparteInvasionOccupationMiddle East

⚔️ Army of the Danube Prepares Rhine Offensive

February 24: General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan assembles the Army of the Danube and prepares to cross the Rhine and invade German states and Austria.
Army of the Danube Prepares Rhine Offensive (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignRhinelandArmy of the DanubeJean-Baptiste JourdanWar of the Second CoalitionAustrian NetherlandsInvasion

⚔️ French Armies Cross the Rhine

March 1–2: French armies under Jourdan and Bernadotte cross the Rhine.
French Armies Cross the Rhine (1799)
French RevolutionWar of the Second CoalitionRhineMilitary CampaignJourdanBernadotteInvasionMilitary StrategyTerritorial Expansion