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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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).

Further reading

  • Lasseray, André (1929). "Les corps belges et liégeois aux armées de la république (1792-1793)". Revue d'histoire moderne. 4 (21): 161–195. ISSN 0996-2727. JSTOR 20524834.
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