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Why did Turenne need to capture new forage lands in the Rhineland?
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Henri de La Tour dāAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1665; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Turenne needed to capture new forage lands in the Rhineland because the region had been devastated by the ongoing conflict, leaving insufficient resources to sustain his troops locally.1
During his command of the French forces in Germany between 1644 and 1648, Turenne often operated with a relatively small army of approximately 10,000 men. Because he remained weaker than his Bavarian opponents, he was forced to march deep into Germany to secure the necessary supplies to maintain his army's operational capacity.1