Upper Rhine theatre

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The Upper Rhine theatre was a key military region along the Upper Rhine River that served as a major front for campaigns and battles between French and Imperial forces during the 17th-century European wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical region
military theatre
activeDuring 17th century
Franco-Dutch War
Nine Years' War
War of the Grand Alliance
linked to: Nine Years' War
borderBetween France
Holy Roman Empire
characterizedBy campaigns along both banks of the Rhine
fortified towns
river crossings
conflictType land warfare
siege warfare
frontFor French–Imperial conflicts
wars of Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV's wars
geographicalFeature borderland region
floodplain
river valley
importance major front in 17th-century European wars
involvedBelligerent France
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
Various German principalities
locatedAlong Upper Rhine River
linked to: Upper Rhine
locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Upper Rhine region
notableCity Breisach
linked to: Breisach am Rhein

Freiburg im Breisgau
Strasbourg
notableRegion Alsace
Baden
opposedForces French forces
Imperial forces
partOf Rhine frontier
strategicFor French eastern frontier
control of Rhine crossings
defense of German states
usedBy French Army
Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Army
Kingdom of France

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Referenced by (5)

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Battle of Turckheim (1675) hasTheatre Upper Rhine theatre
Battle of Dornach theatre Upper Rhine theatre of the Swabian War
linked to: Upper Rhine theatre
Battle of Turckheim theatre Upper Rhine theatre of the Franco-Dutch War
linked to: Upper Rhine theatre
Vestralpus region Upper Rhine frontier
linked to: Upper Rhine theatre