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18th-century military officers

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Alexander HamiltonAuthor · BooksAlexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S.
Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de LamethAuthor · BooksAlexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth (20 October 176018 March 1829) was a French soldier and politician.
Antoine-Henri JominiAuthor · Maps and atlasesBaron Antoine-Henri Jomini (6 March 177922 March 1869) was a Swiss-French military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most celebrated…
Anton von ZachAuthor · BooksAnton Freiherr von Zach (14 June 1747 – 22 November 1826) was an Austrian general with Hungarian ancestors, who enlisted in the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the First French…
Bernardo O'HigginsAuthor · BooksBernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (Bernardo O'Higgins.ogg; 20 August 1778 – 24 October 1842) was a Chilean military officer, statesman and a major leader of Chile's successful struggle for…
Charles de VillersAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles de Villers by the artist Friedrich Carl Gröger, date unknown, c1800
Charles Hamilton SmithIllustrator · IllustrationLieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith, KH, KW, FRS, FLS (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was a British Army officer, artist, naturalist, antiquary and spy.
Charles-Philippe RonsinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles-Philippe Ronsin.
Claude-Carloman de RulhièreAuthor · BooksIllustration — Claude Carloman de Rulhière
Colin MackenzieAuthor · Maps and atlases
Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus KrayenhoffAuthor · Maps and atlasesCorneli(u)s Rudolphus Theodorus, Baron Krayenhoff (Nijmegen, 2 June 1758 – Nijmegen, 24 November 1840) was a physicist, artist, general, hydraulic engineer, cartographer and – against his…
Count Karl Ludwig von FicquelmontAuthor · BooksKarl Ludwig, Count of Ficquelmont (lang; Charles-Louis comte de Ficquelmont; 23 March 1777 – 7 April 1857) was an Austrian aristocrat, statesman and General of the cavalry of the Austrian…
Dirk van HogendorpAuthor · BooksDirk van Hogendorp (13 October 1761 – 29 October 1822) was a Dutch military officer, politician, colonial administrator and diplomat.
Duke Charles of MecklenburgPerson · Film memorabiliaDuke Charles of Mecklenburg was a military officer, actor and politician (1785–1837). He was born in Hanover and died in Berlin.
Ewald Christian von KleistAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ewald Christian von Kleist
Friedrich von der TrenckAuthor · BooksFriedrich Freiherr von der Trenck (16 February 1726 – 25 July 1794) was a Prussian officer, adventurer, and author.
Fyodor GlinkaAuthor · BooksFyodor Nikolaevich Glinka (Фёдор Никола́евич Гли́нка; 1786–1880) was a Russian poet and author.
Georg von CancrinAuthor · BooksCount Georg Ludwig Cancrin (Yegor Frantsevich Kankrin; 16 November 1774 – 10 September 1845) was a Russian German aristocrat and politician best known for spearheading reforms in the…
Hugh ClappertonAuthor · BooksBain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a British naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa.
Janko DraškovićAuthor · BooksJanko Drašković (Hungarian: Draskovich János; 20 October 1770 – 14 January 1856) was a Croatian politician who is associated with the beginnings of the Illyrian movement, a 19th-century…
Jean HardyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean Hardy (19 May 1762 – 29 May 1802) commanded a French division during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1783 he enlisted in the French Royal Army.
Jean-Charles LangloisArtist · PaintingsJean-Charles Langlois (22 July 1789 – 1870), known as The Colonel, was a French soldier, painter and photographer.
Johann Wilhelm von ArchenholzAuthor · BooksJohann Wilhelm Archenholz was born in Langfuhr (modern-day Wrzeszcz) near Danzig (Gdańsk) on 3 September 1741. He was a Prussian[1][2] officer, Professor of History and a publicist.
John RossArtist · PaintingsRear-Admiral Sir John Ross (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a British naval officer and explorer.
José CadalsoAuthor · BooksJosé de Cadalso y Vázquez (Cádiz, 1741 – Gibraltar, 1782) was a Spanish soldier, novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He was one of the major authors of Spanish Enlightenment literature.
Josef NausAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Josef Naus in 1824 (drawing by H. v.
Joseph de FerrarisAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph Jean François, count de Ferraris (20 April 1726 – 1 April 1814) was an Austrian general and cartographer. He was married to the daughter of Charles, 2nd Duke d'Ursel.
Karl Freiherr von MüfflingAuthor · Maps and atlasesFriedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, nicknamed Weiss (12 June 177510 January 1851), was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and military theorist.
Louis BonaparteAuthor · Books(Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck as Grand pensionary of the Batavian Commonwealth)
Louis-François, Baron LejeuneArtist · PaintingsBrigade-General Louis-François, Baron Lejeune (3 February 1775 – 29 February 1848) was a French Army officer, painter, lithographer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and…
Nikolaus II, Prince EsterházyPerson · Music memorabiliaNicholas II, Prince Esterházy (Esterházy II. Miklós, Nikolaus II Esterházy; 12 December 176524 November 1833) was a Hungarian prince.
Pierre Antoine DupontAuthor · BooksDivisional-General Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang (4 July 1765 – 9 March 1840) was a French army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Pierre Choderlos de LaclosAuthor · BooksPierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel…
Pierre DaruAuthor · BooksPierre Antoine Noël Bruno, Comte Daru (12 January 1767 – 5 September 1829) was a French soldier, statesman, historian, and poet.
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachAuthor · BooksPrince Carl Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (30 May 1792 – 31 July 1862) was a distinguished soldier, who, in 1815, after the congress of Vienna, became colonel of a regiment in the…
Vasily PushkinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sketch of Vasily Pushkin
William MudgeAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Mudge (1762–1820) was an English artillery officer and surveyor, born in Plymouth, an important figure in the work of the Ordnance Survey.

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