Army of the Ardennes

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The Army of the Ardennes (armée des Ardennes) was a

Sedan
and the name of Army of the North for the left flank of the army.

It was reorganized by a decree of the

Army of Sambre-et-Meuse
.

Command of the army

After the command of La Fayette (July–August 1792), Dumouriez leads the whole army from 1 October 1792 to 4 April 1793, but he is replaced by Lanoue and Leveneur, both under the command of Miranda, from 12 January to 22 February. Then by Valence.

On 5 April 1793, Dumouriez defects and is replaced by

Kilmaine from the 17th to 28 July. Kilmaine then replaces Lamarche and is in command of the army from 29 July to 10 August 1793, and is replaced by Houchard. Houchard is in command from 11 August to 12 September 1793, and is replaced on 13 September by Jourdan. Jourdan will then command directly the army until 4 November, Jacques Ferrand will then subordinately command the army for Jourdan until 4 December, he is replaced by Sistrières
.

Sistrières will then be subordinated to the Head General of the Army of the North, Charbonnier, from 4 February to 2 June 1794. He is finally replaced by Jourdan, now subordinated to Pichegru, until the army ceased to exist due to its fusion with the Army of Moselle and the Army of the North.

Left flank command

The left flank of the army is under the command of Général Beurnonville from the 13th to 20 October 1792, and by Général Lanoue from 12 January to 22 February 1793, under the name of Army of Belgium.

Right flank command

The right flank of the army in 1792 is successively under the command of Général Kellermann from 6 to 24 October, and by Général Valence, subordinated to Dumouriez, from 25 October to 29 December. It will be commanded by Général Leveneur from 12 January to 22 February, before becoming the only part of the army under the name of Army of the Ardennes by decree on 1 March 1793.

Composition in 1793

The composition of the Army of the Ardennes in January 1793 was:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ George, Nafziger. "French Army of the Ardennes 14 January 1793" (PDF). US Army Combined Arms Center. Retrieved 18 August 2020.