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Balloon Reconnaissance Supports French Battlefield Awareness

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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Balloon Reconnaissance Supports French Battlefield Awareness

Jourdan, Jean Baptiste · Fleurus

French aeronauts used the observation balloon Entreprenant during the Fleurus operation to observe enemy movements. This early military aviation experiment supplied information to commanders.

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