Battle of Theiningen
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The Battle of Theiningen was a battle in Germany
in 1796 during the War of the First Coalition
in which the French army successfully retreated over the Rhine after being defeated by the Archduke Charles of Austria. The main contributor to that success was Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1796 during the War of the First Coalition
First Coalition
The War of the First Coalition was the first major effort of multiple European monarchies to contain Revolutionary France. France declared war on the Habsburg monarchy of Austria on 20 April 1792, and the Kingdom of Prussia joined the Austrian side a few weeks later.These powers initiated a series...
in which the French army successfully retreated over the Rhine after being defeated by the Archduke Charles of Austria. The main contributor to that success was Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Charles XIV John of Sweden
Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...
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