Army of the Moselle

Evolution of the Army of the Moselle, War of the First Coalition

The Army of the Moselle (Armée de la Moselle) was a French Revolutionary Army. Originally known as the Armée du Centre, it was renamed by decree of the National Convention on 1 October 1792 and kept under that name in the decrees of 1 March and 30 April 1793. By the decree of 29 June 1794 its left wing joined with the armée des Ardennes and the right wing of the armée du Nord to form the armée de Sambre-et-Meuse.

The right wing remained under the orders of Jean Moreau as the armée de la Moselle. However, this new army's right wing was joined with the left wing of the armée du Rhin by a decree of 29 November 1794 under the name of the armée devant Mayence, and finally what remained of the Armée de Moselle was merged with the armée du Rhin by a decree of 3 March 1795 (executed on 20 April) to form the armée de Rhin-et-Moselle.

Generals

• 14 December 1791 – 11 July 1792 – General La Fayette
• 12 July – 1 September 1792 – Nicolas Luckner, with supreme command of the Army of the Rhine
• 2 September 1972 – 1 October 1792 – François Christophe Kellermann, subordinate – Charles François Dumouriez until 19 September.
• 1 October – 7 November 1792 – François Christophe Kellermann, commander of the new Army of the Moselle, subordinate – Charles François Dumouriez until October 5.
• 8–14 November 1792, interim – général Deprez-Crassier
• 15 November 1792 – 23 January 1793 – général Beurnonville, subordinate of Adam Philippe Custine
• 24 January – 28 March 1793 – René Charles Élisabeth de Ligniville, subordinate – Adam Philippe Custine
• 29 March – 28 April 1793 – Augustin Gabriel d'Aboville
• 29 April - 2 August 1793 – général Houchard, subordinate – Adam Philippe Custine until May 17, then moved to the high command of the Army of the Rhine
• 3 August - 29 September 1793, interim – Alexis Balthazar Henri Schauenburg
• 30 September – Jean René Moreau rejects command
• 30 September - 30 October, interim – Jacques Charles René Delaunay
• 31 October 1793 - 18 March 1794 – Lazare Hoche with high command of the Army of the Rhine until January 13
• 19 March - 2 June – général Jourdan
• 3 June - 1 July – général Jourdan commanded the armies of the Moselle, Ardennes and the right of the Army of the North, with général Pichegru
• 2 July 1794 - 9 February 1795, interim subordinate général Michaud July 7 to August 3 – général Moreaux
• 10 February - 19 April 1795, intérim – général Ambert.

Composition

• 9e Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval

Battle honours

The armée de la Moselle fought especially in the Rhine Palatinate.

Sources

• C. Clerget : Tableaux des armées françaises pendant les guerres de la Révolution (Librairie militaire 1905) ;