French Forces Occupy Speyer
Custine's army captured Speyer during its advance along the Rhine. The occupation demonstrated the vulnerability of German ecclesiastical territories to a mobile French offensive.
Role range: 1789-1792
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Adam Philippe de Custine Biography and Timeline
Follow Adam Philippe de Custine through 11 dated historical records for France.
Adam Philippe de Custine, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1792
Custine Advances toward German Rhine Cities
Custine led French forces into the Rhineland as republican armies sought to challenge hostile German states. The expedition brought revolutionary authority into territories beyond France's eastern border.
Role range: 1789-1792
Custine Captures Mainz without Major Battle
French forces entered Mainz after its defenders were unable to mount an effective resistance. The city became a focal point for arguments about exporting the Revolution to German lands.
Role range: 1789-1792
French Army Occupies Frankfurt
Custine's soldiers occupied Frankfurt as the French eastern offensive expanded. Holding the commercial city proved difficult when Coalition troops began counteroperations.
Role range: 1789-1792
Coalition Counterattack Forces Frankfurt Withdrawal
The French garrison lost Frankfurt after Allied counterpressure. Custine's earlier success proved vulnerable without enough forces to defend scattered conquests.
Role range: 1789-1792
1793
Mainz Becomes Target of Coalition Siege
Coalition armies invested the French held city of Mainz during the spring offensive. The siege threatened a major strategic bridgehead established by French troops the previous year.
Role range: 1793-1799
Retreat from Germany Weakens Custine Position
Reverses on the Rhine undermined confidence in Custine's command and exposed him to political accusations. The campaign illustrated the close connection between military failure and revolutionary suspicion.
Role range: 1793-1799
Custine Assumes Northern Command amid Crisis
Custine took over the Army of the North during a period of defeat and distrust. He faced pressure to save threatened fortresses without adequate time to restore the field army.
Role range: 1793-1799
French Political Leaders Blame Northern Commanders
Military losses prompted the Convention to demand accountability from senior officers. Custine's association with the failing northern front became a major political liability.
Role range: 1793-1799
Northern Army Cannot Relieve Valenciennes
The French field forces failed to mount an effective rescue of the besieged town. Custine's difficulties contributed to accusations that he had neglected the national defense.
Role range: 1793-1799
Custine Condemned over Frontier Defeats
Custine was convicted after accusations concerning his conduct of French military operations. His execution illustrated the Convention's willingness to criminalize failures by senior officers.
Role range: 1793-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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