Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze

Seven Years War War of Bavarian Succession RussoTurkish War of 17681774 AustroTurkish War of 1787 French Revolutionary Wars

Hotze was born on 20160April 1739160in Richterswil in the Canton of Zrich, in the Old Swiss Confederacy . As a boy, he graduated at the Carolinum in Zrich and pursued studies at the University of Tbingen. In 1758, he entered the military service of the Duke of Wrttemberg, and was promoted to captain of cavalry he campaigned in the Seven Years War, but saw no combat. Later, he served in the Russian army in Russias War with Turkey, .

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