Legion of Belgians and Liégeois
| Legion of Belgians and Liégeois | |
|---|---|
| Légion des Belges et Liégeois | |
| Active | 1792 |
| Allegiance | French First Republic |
| Size | Six battalions |
| Engagements | Flanders campaign |
The Legion of Belgians and Liégeois (French: Légion des Belges et Liégeois) was a military unit within the French Revolutionary army composed of volunteers from the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-Bishopric of Liège in modern-day Belgium. Its volunteers were émigrés from the failed Brabant (1789–90) and Liège revolutions (1789–91) and among the 12,000 Belgians who served in the French Revolutionary armies.[1]
Formed in 1792, it was the third and largest of the Belgian volunteer "legions" recruited among revolutionary sympathizers. It was commanded by Charles-Joseph de Nozières d'Envezin, Count de Rosières and, at its height, numbered six battalions.[1] Other notable formations included the Liégeois Legion (Légion liégeoise) and the Belgian Legion (Légion belgique), both of which numbered two battalions.
See also
- Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois (1792–)
- Batavian Legion (1793)
References
- ^ a b Brayard & Davin 2017, p. 4.
- Citations
- Brayard, Laurent; Davin, Didier (2017). Les troupes belges et liégeoises sous la Révolution (1792-1803) (PDF). Société des Études Historiques Révolutionnaires et Impériales (SEHRI).