This is a detailed battle map (plan de bataille) illustrating the engagement at Neuwied on 18 April 1797 during the later phase of the War of the First Coalition on the Middle Rhine.
The map depicts the confrontation between a French detachment of the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse, under Lazare Hoche, and Austrian forces commanded by Paul Kray von Krajowa. It shows the tactical deployment of both armies along the Rhine near Neuwied, including river crossings, French attack columns, and Austrian defensive positions.
The engraving typically details the terrain in considerable precision, highlighting the Rhine River, nearby villages, wooded areas, and elevation features that influenced the course of the battle. It also illustrates the coordinated French assault designed to push Austrian forces back from their positions and secure control of the western bank of the Rhine during the final months of the 1797 campaign.
The Battle of Neuwied was part of a broader series of French offensives in the Rhineland that placed increasing pressure on Austrian forces, contributing to the strategic conditions that led to the Preliminary Peace of Leoben shortly afterward.
