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François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt (14 October 1733 – 21 July 1798), a Walloon, joined the army of the Habsburg monarchy and soon fought in the Seven Years' War. Later in his military career, he led Austrian troops in the war against Ottoman Turkey.
- 14 October 1733
- 1753 – c. 1798
- 21 July 1798 (aged 64)
- Habsburg Monarchy
30 de abr. de 2022 · François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt (14 October 1733 – 21 July 1798), a Walloon, joined the army of the Habsburg Monarchy and soon fought in the Seven Years War. Later in his military career, he led Austrian troops in the war against Ottoman Turkey.
CLERFAYT (or Clairfayt ), FRANÇOIS SEBASTIEN CHARLES JOSEPH DE CROIX, Count of (1733–1798), Austrian field marshal, entered the Austrian army in 1753. In the Seven Years’ War he greatly distinguished himself, earning rapid promotion, and receiving the decoration of the order of Maria Theresa.
The Battle of Mainz (29 October 1795) saw a Habsburg Austrian army led by Field Marshall François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt launch a surprise assault against four divisions belonging to the French Army of Rhin-et-Moselle directed by General of Division François Ignace Schaal.
- 29 October 1795
- Austrian victory
Croix, Francois Sebastien Charles Joseph de, (1733-1798), Comte de Clerfayt, Belgian-Austrian Field Marshal This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, comte de Clerfait, ou Clerfayt, ou encore Clairfait, né le 14 octobre 1733 au château de Bruille à Waudrez, Hainaut (Pays-Bas autrichiens) et mort le 21 juillet 1798 à Vienne , est un officier wallon.
On 6 November 1792, a French army under Charles François Dumouriez defeated the Austrian army of Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen at the Battle of Jemappes. The French enjoyed an enormous numerical superiority with 40,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry and 100 guns against an Austrian army counting 11,628-foot soldiers, 2,168 horsemen and 56 guns. [1] .
