Written by one of France's greatest military commanders, this comprehensive edition brings together Marshal Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr's celebrated memoirs of the French Revolutionary Wars with his detailed account of the 1800 campaign in Germany. Combining firsthand experience with thoughtful military analysis, Saint-Cyr chronicles the evolution of the French armies from the opening campaigns of 1792 through the Peace of Campo Formio (1797) and the decisive operations against Austria in 1800.
The first portion of the work recounts the campaigns of the Armies of the Rhine and Rhine-et-Moselle, detailing the battles, marches, sieges, river crossings, and strategic decisions that shaped France's struggle against the First Coalition. Saint-Cyr provides perceptive evaluations of commanders including Moreau, Jourdan, Pichegru, Hoche, and their Austrian adversaries, while explaining the operational challenges of campaigning along the Rhine frontier.
The accompanying Campagnes des Français en Allemagne, année 1800 examines the remarkable campaign led by General Jean Victor Moreau that culminated in the French victory at the Battle of Hohenlinden. Saint-Cyr, who played a prominent role in these operations, offers a detailed analysis of troop movements, battlefield tactics, logistical planning, and command decisions that secured one of the most decisive French victories of the Revolutionary era and paved the way for the Treaty of Lunéville.
