François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt

François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
	François de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
Born	14 October 1733
Died	21 July 1798 (aged 64)
Allegiance	Habsburg Monarchy
Years of service	1753 – c. 1798
Rank	Field marshal
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War; Prussian invasion of Holland; Austro-Turkish War Second Battle of Mehadia (ru); Battle of Calafat (ru); ; French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition Flanders Campaign Battle of Jemappes; Battle of Aldenhoven (1793); Battle of Neerwinden; Siege of Le Quesnoy; Battle of Wattignies; Battle of Tourcoing; Battle of Courtrai (1794); Battle of Aldenhoven (1794); Battle of Sprimont; ; Battle of Höchst; Battle of Mainz; Rhine campaign of 1795 Battle of Pfeddersheim; ; ; ;
Awards	Military Order of Maria Theresa

François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt (14 October 1733 – 21 July 1798), a Walloon, joined the army of the Habsburg monarchy and soon fought in the Seven Years' War. Later in his military career, he led Austrian troops in the war against Ottoman Turkey. During the French Revolutionary Wars he saw extensive fighting and rose to the rank of Field Marshal.

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