Army of the Danube (1806–1812)
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For a French army with a similar title, see Army of the Danube.
The Army of the Danube (or Danube Army; alternately the Army of Moldavia) (Russian: Дунайская армия) was a field army of the Russian Empire, created for the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812.
Commanded by Admiral Pavel Chichagov from May 1812, it merged with the Third Reserve Army of Observation to form the Third Western Army in September during the French invasion of Russia.