Johann von O'Brien

Johann Freiherr von O'Brien, Earl of Thomond (1775–1830), was an Austrian Major General with Irish ancestry, most noted for leading an action in the Battle of Schwarze Lackenau near Jedlesee, 1809, north of Vienna, against a superior force of Napoleon's troops in preparation for their defeat by Archduke Charles in the Battle of Aspern.

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