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COMMANDER // 1746–1798

Karl Ludwig von Erlach

brigadier generalSwitzerland1 battle1 war

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1746 – 1798

17501760177017801790French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802French invasion of Switzerland — May 17, 1798 · Switzerland · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1798 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 52.

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Karl Ludwig von Erlach was a Swiss military officer who commanded the Swiss Army during the French invasion of Switzerland in 1798.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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