Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze
| Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze | |
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Hotze is wearing the Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa
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| Born |
20 April 1739 Richterswil, Canton of Zürich, Swiss Confederation |
| Died |
25 September 1799 (aged 60) Schänis on the Linth, Canton of St. Gallen |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire (1768–1776) Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria (1779–1799) |
| Rank | Feldmarschall-leutnant |
| Battles/wars |
Seven Years' War (service) |
| Awards | 1793, Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa 1798, Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa |
Duke of Württemberg (1758–1761)
King of Prussia (1761–1765)
Seven Years' War (service)
War of Bavarian Succession
Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774
Austro-Turkish War of 1787
French Revolutionary Wars
Friedrich Freiherr (Baron) von Hotze (20 April 1739 – 25 September 1799), was a Swiss-born general in the Austrian army during the French Revolutionary Wars, campaigned in the Rhineland during the War of the First Coalition and in Switzerland in the War of the Second Coalition, notably at Battle of Winterthur in late May 1799, and the First Battle of Zürich in early June 1799. He was killed at the Second Battle of Zürich.
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