Army of the North1793
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Historical person
Jean Baptiste Jourdan Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jean Baptiste Jourdan, based on 14 World History Database records associated with France.
14 records1793–179911 events7 places
Chronological biography
1793
Army of the North1793
Jean Baptiste Jourdan was appointed Commander of the Army of the North.
Army of the North1793
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Commander of Army of the North1793
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Commander of Army of the North1793
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Battle of Wattignies16 October 1793
Drives back Prince Saxe-Coburg & forces the Austrians to abandon the siege of Maubeuge
1794
Battle of Fleurus26 June 1794
seizes Chatleroi & defeats the Austrians led by Frederick of Saxe-Coburg at Fleurus
Capture of Koblenz23 October 1794
Captures Koblenz
1795
Crossing of Rhine7 September 1795
Jourdan led a successful crossing of the Rhine during operations by the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse.
1796
Battle of AltenkirchenJune 1796
Jourdan defeated forces of the Duke of Wurttemberg at Altenkirchen during the 1796 campaign in Germany.
1797
Election to Council of Five Hundred12 April 1797
Jourdan was elected to the Council of Five Hundred for Haute-Vienne after returning to political life.
1798
Conscription Report12 January 1798
Jourdan presented a report proposing a new system for recruiting France's armies and developing the principle that became military conscription.
Jourdan-Delbrel Law5 September 1798
The legislature adopted the Jourdan-Delbrel law establishing conscription and compulsory military service as a permanent basis for army recruitment.
1799
Battle of Stockach25 March 1799
Jourdan was defeated by Archduke Charles at Stockach and withdrew toward Strasbourg during the War of the Second Coalition.
Titles and roles
Commander · Commander Army of Danube · Commander of Army of the North · Deputy
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.