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| Armée des Émigrés | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Armée des Émigrés during theinvasion of France in 1795 | |
| Leaders | Louis Joseph |
| Dates of operation | 1792–1814 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France |
| Ideology | Monarchism |
| Size | 20,000 men |
| Allies | Coalition Forces |
| Opponents | Revolutionaries |
| Battles and wars | |
| Colours | White |
| Royal banner |  |
TheArmée des Émigrés (English:Army of the Émigrés) werecounter-revolutionary armies raised by Frenchroyalistémigrés with the aim of overthrowing theFrench First Republic and restoring theKingdom of France. These were aided by royalist forces within France, such as theChouans, and by allied countries such asGreat Britain andSpain. They fought in numerous engagements during theFrench Revolutionary Wars, but were ultimately unable to challenge theFrench Revolutionary Army.
They were formed from:
In 1802, First ConsulNapoleon decreed a generalamnesty for all remaining Frenchémigrés, though he excluded approximately 1,000 people who had served as officers in the Armée des Émigrés or European armies at war with the French Republic.[1] Napoleon once said of the Armée des Émigrés that "True, they are paid by our enemies, but they were or should have been bound to the cause of their King. France gave death to their action, and tears to their courage. All devotion is heroic".[citation needed]
Raised in Germany in 1792, atTrier, and commanded by marshalsde Broglie andde Castries, under the aegis ofLouis XVI's brothers, thecomte de Provence andduc d'Artois. 10,000 strong, it returned to France beside the army ofBrunswick and was dismissed on 24 November 1792, two months after the French victory atValmy.
The short-lived Armée de Bourbon was formed by FrenchÉmigrés inMadrid andSeville, forming a small standing force of 2000 men, briefly participating in theWar of the Pyrenees. Remnants of the force remained in theSpanish Royal Army as the Regiment de Bourbon and other legionary formations until well after 1815, when KingLouis XVIII, after the Second Defeat ofNapoleon Bonaparte, recalled them from Spanish service.
