Legion of Belgians and Liégeois

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The '''Legion of Belgians and Liégeois''' () was a military unit within the [[French Revolutionary Army|French Revolutionary army]] comprised of volunteers from the [[Austrian Netherlands]] and [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] in modern-day [[Belgium]]. Its volunteers were émigrés from the failed [[Brabant Revolution|Brabant]] (1789–90) and [[Liège Revolution|Liège revolutions]] (1789–91) and among the 12,000 Belgians who served in the French Revolutionary armies.

Formed in 1792, it was the third and largest of the "legions" recruited from the same demographics. Other notable formations included the "Liège Legion" (''Légion liégeoise'') and the "[[Belgian Legion (1792)|Belgian Legion]]" (''Légion belge''), both of which numbered two battalions.

The Legion of Belgians and Liégeois was commanded by [[Charles-Joseph de Nozières d'Envezin, Count de Rosières]]. At its height, it numbered six [[battalion]]s.

==See also==
*[[Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois]] (1792–)
*[[Batavian Legion]] (1793)

==References==


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[[Category:Brabant Revolution]]
[[Category:Volunteer units and formations of the French Revolutionary Wars]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1792]]
[[Category:Military history of Belgium]]

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