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Louis Charles Folliot de Crenneville
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Louis Charles Folliot de Crenneville (3 July 1763 – 21 June 1840) joined the French royal navy in the 1770s. During the French Revolution he abandoned the First French Republic and became an Émigré. Soon afterward, he tendered his services to Habsburg Austria. He earned promotion to general officer during the Napoleonic Wars and fought in all the major campaigns against his former country. He led a division during the War of the Sixth Coalition and remained in Austrian service until his death.
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Born | 3 July 1763 (1763-07-03) Metz, Kingdom of France |
Died | 21 June 1840 (1840-06-22) (aged 76) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
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Service/ | Cavalry |
Years of service | France: 1778-1791 Austria: 1793-1840 |
Rank | General der Kavallerie |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
Other work | Chamberlain, 1798 Privy Councillor, 1823 |
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