Historical place archive

Rhine in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Rhine in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels3 people1672–1795

Historical events in Rhine

1672

12 June 1672
Crossing of the Rhine
Louis XIV · Franco-Dutch War

Crosses the Rhine during the Dutch campaign.

1702

1702
Rhine Command
Camille d'Hostun Tallard · War of the Spanish Succession

Tallard serves in the Rhine theatre as France tries to protect Alsace and southern Germany.

1795

7 September 1795
Crossing of Rhine
Jean Baptiste Jourdan · Revolution of France

Jourdan led a successful crossing of the Rhine during operations by the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Rhine. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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