This work is a detailed memoir and campaign history of the émigré Army of Condé, written by Armand François Hennequin d’Ecquevilly, who served within the royalist forces during the French Revolutionary Wars.
The book chronicles the operations of the Army of Condé, a force composed of French royalist émigrés who fought alongside Coalition powers against Revolutionary France. It follows the army’s formation in the early 1790s and its participation in campaigns along the Rhine frontier, where it operated in coordination with Austrian and other German Allied forces.
A central focus of the work is the leadership of the Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, under whose command the émigré corps took part in various Coalition operations during the War of the First Coalition. The narrative describes marches, engagements, sieges, and the difficulties faced by royalist troops fighting in exile, including issues of supply, coordination with Allied commanders, and morale.
The book also provides insight into the broader political and military context of the émigré forces, including their reliance on Austrian and other Coalition support, and their hopes of restoring the French monarchy through military intervention. It reflects both the operational realities of the campaigns and the ideological motivations of the royalist cause.
