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COMMANDER // 1764–1815

Merveldt

General of the Cavalry3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1764 – 1815

17701780179018001810War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797War of the Third Coalition · 1805-1806Battle of Famars — May 23, 1793 · Austria · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Kircheib — June 19, 1796 · Austria · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Steyr — November 4, 1805 · Habsburg Empire · War of the Third Coalition

Active service 1793–1805 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 29.

Profile

Maximilian, Count von Merveldt, among the most famous of an illustrious old Westphalian family, entered Habsburg military service, rose to the rank of General of Cavalry, served as Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor's ambassador to Russia, and became special envoy extraordinaire to the Court of St. James's. He fought with distinction in the wars between the Habsburg and the Ottoman empires, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars.

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Battles (3)

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