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COMMANDER // 1757–1844

Prince Hohenzollern

generalAustrian Empire8 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1757 – 1844

177518001825French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802War of the Fifth Coalition · 1809Battle of Caldiero — November 12, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · French Revolutionary WarsSecond Battle of Bassano — November 6, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Cassano — April 27, 1799 · Russian Empire · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Modena — June 12, 1799 · Habsburg Austria · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Sassello — April 10, 1800 · Austria · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Aspern-Essling — May 21, 1809 · Austria · War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Teugen-Hausen — April 19, 1809 · Austrian Empire · War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Wagram — July 5, 1809 · Austria · War of the Fifth Coalition

Active service 1796–1809 — 8 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 39.

Profile

Friedrich Franz Xaver, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was an Austrian general. He joined the Austrian military and fought against the Kingdom of Prussia, Ottoman Turkey, and the First French Republic. He was promoted to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. Hohenzollern took one of the main roles in the Second Battle of Bassano and the Battle of Caldiero (1796). During the Napoleonic Wars, he led a division in 1805 and an army corps in 1809. He was Proprietor (Inhaber) of an Austrian cavalry regiment from 1802 to 1844.

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Battles (8)

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