Heinrich XV, Prince Reuss of Greiz

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Heinrich XV, Prince Reuss of Greiz was the fourth of six sons born into the reigning family of the Principality of Reuss. At the age of fifteen he joined the army of the Habsburg monarchy and later fought against Ottoman Turkey. During the French Revolutionary Wars he became a general officer and saw extensive service. He commanded a corps during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1801 until his death, he was Proprietor (Inhaber) of an Austrian infantry regiment.

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Battles (2)

• 1797

  Battle of Rivoli

  French Revolutionary Wars · Habsburg monarchy

• 1799

  First Battle of Zurich

  War of the Second Coalition · Austria