Battle of Neuwied (1797)
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The Battle of Neuwied saw Lazare Hoche lead part of the French Army of Sambre-et-Meuse against Franz von Werneck's Austrian army. The French attack surprised their enemies and broke through their line
Battle of Neuwied by Victor Adam, 1836
Peace of Leoben
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The Peace of Leoben was a general armistice and preliminary peace agreement between the Holy Roman Empire and the First French Republic that ended the War of the First Coalition. It was signed at Egge
Battle of Neuwied (1797)
…and five colors. For their part, the French lost 2,000 men killed, wounded, and captured. The losses were in vain because Napoleon Bonaparte signed the Preliminaries of Leoben with Austria the same day. The armistice halted the fighting so that both sides could negotiate a peace. The action occurred during the War of the First…
A sketch of the signing, for a painting drawn in 1806 by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière. Now in the Palace of Versailles.
The garden house formerly owned by Josef von Eggenwald was the site of the signing