Ernst Gideon von Laudon Military person

Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon (German: Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon) (February 2, 1717 – July 14, 1790) was an Austrian generalisimo, one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great, allegedly lauded by Alexander Suvorov as his teacher. He served the position of military governorship of the Kingdom of Serbia from his capture of Belgrade in 1789 until his death, cooperating with the resistance fighters of Koča Anđelković.

Personal facts

Ernst Gideon von Laudon
Birth dateFebruary 02, 1717
Birth place
Swedish Livonia , Ļaudona
Date of deathJuly 14, 1790
Place of death
Nový Jičín , Kingdom of Bohemia

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Military person

allegiance(from 1742)
military operations
War of the Bavarian Succession
Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39)
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Polish Succession
Seven Years' War
Austro-Turkish War (1787–91)
service start1732
service end1790

Topical connections

Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt TreydenRoyalty
Alexander SuvorovMilitary person
Alexander von KrobatinMilitary person
Adolph StrümpellScientist
Johann Peter BeaulieuMilitary person
Anton EiselsbergScientist
Giovanni Marchese di ProveraMilitary person
Albert GyulayMilitary person
Albert BachMilitary person

Ernst Gideon von Laudon on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23550091