The Army of the Danube was a field army of the French Directory in the 1799 southwestern campaign in the Upper Danube valley. It was formed on 2 March 1799 by the simple expedient of renaming the Army of Observation, which had been observing Austrian movements on the border between French First Republic and the Holy Roman Empire. It was commanded by General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan (1762–1833).
Fusilier of a French Revolutionary Army
Image: JEAN BAPTISTE JOURDAN (1762 1833)
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Image: Louis Hersent Le général Louise Marie Turreau (1756 1816), lors de l'affaire de Gravière (8 prairial, an VIII 21 mai 1800) (P747) P747 Musée Carnavalet
The Battle of Ostrach, also called the Battle by Ostrach, occurred on 20–21 March 1799. It was the first non-Italy-based battle of the War of the Second Coalition. The battle resulted in the victory of the Austrian forces, under the command of Archduke Charles, over the French forces, commanded by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan.
Battle of Ostrach, unknown author
Located at 47°57′19.9″N 9°23′18″E / 47.955528°N 9.38833°E / 47.955528; 9.38833 The architect of the monument was the Hohenzollern state conservator, Wilhelm Friedrich Laur.
