Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour

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Maximilian Anton Karl Baillet de Latour
Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour
Born14 December 1737
Virton, Austrian Netherlands
Died22 July 1806
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Allegiance Habsburg Monarchy
Years of service1755–1806
RankGeneral of the Cavalry
Battles/wars

Count Maximilian Anton Karl Baillet de Latour (French: Maximilien-Antoine-Charles-Joseph Comte de Baillet de Latour) (14 December 1737 – 22 July 1806) was an Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Biography

Born at Latour Castle near

Napoleon
.

Latour achieved the rank of a

United States of Belgium, Latour was elevated to the rank of a Feldmarschall-Leutnant. His troops held the Duchy of Luxembourg and played a significant role in regaining the rebellious provinces by the end of 1790, which earned him the Military Order of Maria Theresa. From 1792 onwards Latour fought as an Austrian commander in the Wars of the First and Second Coalition. In 1796 he was promoted to General of the Cavalry.[1] In 1805 Emperor Francis I of Habsburg appointed him president of the Hofkriegsrat, Latour nevertheless died shortly afterwards in Vienna
.

References

  1. ^ "Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 13, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1982, p. 683