Armée du Var
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The Army of the Var was one of the French Revolutionary armies. It was established along the River Var, the frontier between France and Piedmont
, and charged with protecting Provence
from invasion.
In reality its name was not official. It came about when general Jacques Bernard d'Anselme
, was charged with commanding a corps from the armée du Midi
which had gathered at the Var. Seeking independence from general de Montesquiou
, to whom he had been subordinated, d'Anselme unilaterally named his corps the Armée du Var on 29 September 1792. Despite this, it was really only the right wing of the armée du Midi, and only became the armée d'Italie on 7 November 1792 by a decree of the Conseil exécutif dated the 1st. His name nevertheless figures on the Arc de triomphe
.
At the end of 1792 d'Anselme crossed the river and took Nice practically without a battle, and so the armée du Var annexed the county of Nice to France and took this as its base.
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, and charged with protecting Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
from invasion.
In reality its name was not official. It came about when general Jacques Bernard d'Anselme
Jacques Bernard d'Anselme
Jacques Bernard d'Anselme was a French general, notable as the first commander of the Army of the Var. He became a knight of Saint Louis on 18 April 1770...
, was charged with commanding a corps from the armée du Midi
Armée du Midi
The Army of Le Midi was a unit of the French army, stationed in the Le Midi region and created by royal decree of Louis XVI on 13 April 1792. It existed under this name for less than five months, and was split by a decree of the National Convention dated 1 October 1792 into the armée des Alpes...
which had gathered at the Var. Seeking independence from general de Montesquiou
Anne-Pierre, marquis de Montesquiou-Fézensac
Anne-Pierre, marquis de Montesquiou-Fézensac was a French general and writer.He was born in Paris, of an ancient family of Armagnac. He was brought up with the children of the king of France, and showed some taste for letters...
, to whom he had been subordinated, d'Anselme unilaterally named his corps the Armée du Var on 29 September 1792. Despite this, it was really only the right wing of the armée du Midi, and only became the armée d'Italie on 7 November 1792 by a decree of the Conseil exécutif dated the 1st. His name nevertheless figures on the Arc de triomphe
Arc de Triomphe
-The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire...
.
At the end of 1792 d'Anselme crossed the river and took Nice practically without a battle, and so the armée du Var annexed the county of Nice to France and took this as its base.