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Friedrich von Hotze

generalSwitzerland4 battles1 war

Lifespan

1739 – 1799

174017501760177017801790War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Battle of Feldkirch — March 23, 1799 · Austria · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Frauenfeld — May 25, 1799 · Austria · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Winterthur — May 27, 1799 · Austria · War of the Second CoalitionFirst Battle of Zurich — June 7, 1799 · Austria · War of the Second Coalition

Active service 1799 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 60.

Profile

Friedrich Freiherr (Baron) von Hotze was a Swiss-born general and Feldmarschall-Leutnant in the Austrian army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He campaigned in the Rhineland during the War of the First Coalition and in Switzerland in the War of the Second Coalition, notably at Battle of Winterthur in late May 1799, and the First Battle of Zurich in early June 1799. He was killed at the Battle of Linth River.

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Battles (4)

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