François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt

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. During the French Revolutionary Wars he saw extensive fighting and rose to the rank of Field Marshal.

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Born at the Castle of Bruille in Hainaut in the Austrian Netherlands, he entered the Austrian army in 1753. In the Seven Years' War (1756?1763) he distinguished himself, earning rapid promotion, and received the Military Order of Maria Theresa decoration. At the conclusion of the peace (Treaty of Hubertusburg, 15 February 1763), though still under thirty, he had already become an Oberst (colonel).

Walloon: The term Walloon may refer to either the Walloon language, or to the ethnic people of the same name....

Habsburg Monarchy: The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian monarchy or simply Austria, is the name given to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. The capital was normally at Vienna. The monarchy bet...

Seven Years War: :This article is about the 1756–1763 war. For the 1563–1570 war in Scandinavia, see Northern Seven Years' War. For the 1592–1598 war in Korea, see Seven Year War....

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