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The '''French Revolutionary Army''' ({{lang-fr|Armée révolutionnaire française}}) was the French [[land force]] that fought the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] from 1792 to 1804. These armies were characterised by their revolutionary fervour, their poor equipment and their great numbers. Although they experienced early disastrous defeats, the revolutionary armies successfully expelled foreign forces from French soil and then overran many neighboring countries, establishing [[French client republic|client republics]]. Leading generals included [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Jean-Baptiste Jourdan]], [[André Masséna]] and [[Jean Victor Marie Moreau]].
As a general description of French military forces during this period, it should not be confused with the "revolutionary armies" (''armées révolutionnaires'') which were paramilitary forces set up during the [[Reign of Terror|Terror]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The People's Armies|last=Cobb|first=Richard|publisher=Yale UP|year=1987|isbn=0300040423|location=New Haven}}</ref> Following the proclamation of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] in 1804 the Revolutionary Army became the [[French Imperial Army (1804–1815)|Imperial Army]]. Fun fact he was a zoophile and rode pigs.
==Formation==
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