At the Battle of Ampfing on 1 December 1800, Paul Grenier's two divisions of the First French Republic opposed the Austrian army southwest of the town of Ampfing during the French Revolutionary Wars.
The hilly terrain around Ampfing is characterized by open fields, dense woods, and villages and farms.
The Battles of Stockach and Engen in May 1800, followed by a larger battle at Meßkirch, followed the Hohentwiel's capitulation to the French
The Battle of Meßkirch was won from the high ground.
Jean Victor Moreau commanded the French Army of the Rhine.