Army of the Var

It was established along the River Var, the frontier between France and Piedmont, charged with protecting Provence from invasion.

Its origins came about when General Jacques Bernard d'Anselme was charged with commanding a corps in the Army of Midi, which had gathered at the Var.

Seeking independence from General de Montesquiou, his superior and commander of the Army of Midi, d'Anselme purposely named his corps the Army of the Var on 29 September 1792, trying to break free from authority.

But in reality, it was still only the right wing of the armée du Midi, and only became the Army of Italy on 7 November 1792 by a decree of the Convention.

The army was revived during the Hundred days under the command of Marshal Brune, seeing independent action against the Austrians until Napoleon's defeat.