Eduard Clam-Gallas
| Eduard Clam-Gallas | |
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Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1849.
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| Born |
14 March 1805 Prague |
| Died | 17 March 1891 (aged 86) Vienna |
| Allegiance |
 Austrian Empire
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| Years of service | 1823–1866 |
| Rank | General der Kavallerie |
| Unit | Cavalry |
| Commands held | 1st Transylvanian Army Corps, 1st Bohemian Army Corps |
| Battles/wars |
First Italian Independence War Battle of Santa Lucia Battle of Vicenza Battle of Custoza Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Battle of Segesvár Second Italian War of Independence Battle of Magenta Battle of Solferino Austro-Prussian War Battle of Podol Battle of Münchengrätz Battle of Gitschin |
| Awards |
 Military Order of Maria Theresa
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| Relations | Clothilde von Dietrichstein (1828 – 1899) |
| Other work | Member of the Aulic Council |
Count Eduard Clam-Gallas (14 March 1805, in Prague – 17 March 1891, in Vienna) was an Austrian General. He was the eldest son of Count Christian Christoph Clam-Gallas (1771–1838), patron of Beethoven, and Countess Josephine Clary-Aldringen (1777–1828).
In 1823 Clam-Gallas joined the Army, at first as a Rittmeister (Captain) of the 1st Cavalry Regiment in 1831, then Commander (1835), Colonel (1840) and General in Prague (1846).
In 1848, called to Italy under the orders of General Joseph Radetzky, he commanded a brigade which distinguished itself at Santa Lucia, Vicenza and the Battle of Custoza. He was decorated with the Military Order of Maria Theresa and promoted to Field Marshal Lieutenant (equivalent of two-star general).
In April 1849 he became commander of the Transylvanian Army Corps which needed to return to Turkey (7,000 infantry, 1,600 horse and 36 cannon). At the beginning of July he was moving into Hungary to Hungarian: Brassó (now Romanian: Braşov), to support Alexander von Lüders on the right flank. In this month there were a few battles between Lüders, Józef Bem and Sándor Gál. During the Transylvanian summer campaign, Clam-Gallas was defeated by Bem, but after that was able to defeat Sándor Gál and his Székels Army. After occupying Székely Land he joined Lüders and together they defeated Bem at Segesvár.
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