COMMANDER // 1798–1869
Otto P. Braun
generalElectorate of Hesse1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1798 – 1869
Active service 1838 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 40.
Profile
Otto Philipp Braun, also known as Felipe Braun during his time in South America, was one of the most successful foreign volunteers participating in the independence war of South America. He was an important supporter of Simon Bolívar and Antonio José de Sucre and later of Andrés de Santa Cruz. In 1838 Braun was awarded the title “Great Marshal of Montenegro” being Bolivia's only Great Marshal and South America's only foreign Marshal to this day.
Battles (1)
1838
Battle of MontenegroWar of the Confederation · Peru–Bolivian Confederation