126] ANNUAL'REGISTER, 1796. 
CHAP. IX: 
Campaign in Germany.—Opposite Designs of the French and Austrians.— — 
Successes of the French.—They invest Ehrenbritstein.— Driven back, by the 
Archduke Charles, to Dusseldorf.—The Division of the French Army under — 
Moreau takes Post at Strasburg.—The Plan of Operations acid by this 
Gencral.— Crosses the Rgine.—Reduces the Fortress of Kchl.— Defeats the 
Austrians, under Marshal Wurmser, near Philipsburg. —And in various 
and successive Engagements.—The Austrians retire, in order to wait for 
Reinforcements, into the interior of Germany.—Funtlion of the “French 
Troops under Jourdan and Kleber.—These united reduce Frankfort.— 
Successes of Moreau in Swabia.—Cessation uf Hostilities between the French 
and the Princes of Wirtemberg and Baden.—Conduct of Prussia.—A Prus- 
sian Army takes Possession of Nuremberg.—Impolicy of the French in the 
Mode of raising Contributions. —Cause of this. —Depredations of the French 
in Germany.—Operations of the French Armies under Moreau and Jourdan. 
— Disasters of the Austrians.x—The Emperor represents the Situation of 
G ermany, and his own Situation, in an Appeal to his Bohemian and Hunga- 
rian SubjeCts.— Diet of the Empire.—Partakes of the general Consternation 
of Germany.—Determination to open a Negociation for Peace with France. 
—The Tide of Success turned against the French, by the Germans, under 
the Archduke Charles.—Obstinate Engagements.—Masterly Retreat of the 
Lrench Armies.—Particularly of that under Moreau.—Consequences.— 
The Austrians occupied in the Siege of Kehl.—Sually of the Garrison there. 
Vari°us Aétions.—Armistice between the French and Austrians.— 
The Diet of the Empire re-animated by the enterprizing Spirit and Success 
of the Archduke Charles, solicitous to regain the 'avour of the Imperial 
Court. 
HILE Buonaparte was em- 
which important fortress, at the 
ployed ina contest with the 
opening of the campaign, would 
Austrian.arms and authority in Ita- 
ly, Jourdan and Moreau were en- 
gaged in a confliét with the same 
formidable enemy on the Rhine; 
which the French had long proposed © 
to make the boundary of the re- 
public, on the side of Germany. 
The objeét to which the Austrians 
were thought to direét their motions 
was Luxembourg ; the recovery of 
have given great reputation to the 
Austrian arms, and opened, at the 
same time, a passage for the re- 
covery of the Nethariaaiie 
The French were no less desirous 
of obtaining possession of Mentz, in 
their attempts on which they had 
lost such numbers, and experienced 
so many disappointments; but the 
fortifications of this city had been 
i so 
