Allegiance France Name Beat Antoine Other work Military historian | Battles/wars Battle of Fontenoy Years of service 1742-1780 | |
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Born August 4, 1720
Zug, Switzerland ( 1720-08-04 ) Died March 13, 1799(1799-03-13) (aged 78)
Zug Commands held Commander\'s Cross of Saint-Louis | ||
Béat Fidèle Antoine Jean Dominique de La Tour-Châtillon de Zurlauben (1720–1799) was a distinguished soldier in the French army and Swiss historian.
Biography
Béat studied at the Collège des Quatre-Nations, and after completing his studies joined his uncle, General Francois Placide Beatus de la Tour-Chatillon Zurlauben, in his regiment as part of the French army. He served well, and was eventually promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.
When he left the army he retired to his country house near Zug, where he proceeded to work on a military history of Switzerland.
References
Béat Fidèle Antoine Jean Dominique de La Tour-Châtillon de Zurlauben Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA