The Battle of Gamap

The battle of jemap was fought on november sixth. The french threw over forty thousand men at a ridge held by just 14 thousand defenders. With supporting reinforcements, the french managed to dig in and hold it. By the end of november, the french were in complete control of belgium down south. Along the mediterranean coast, the old independent feudal territory of savoy was invaded in september and the capital nice was captured. Then up along the rhine, all those little, independent german principalities on the west bank of the river found themselves utterly exposed to an attack.