François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt (14 October 1733 – 21 July 1798), a Walloon, joined the army of the Habsburg Monarchy and soon fought in the Seven Years' War. Later in his military career, he led Austrian troops in the war against Ottoman Turkey. During the French Revolutionary Wars he saw extensive fighting and rose to the rank of Field Marshal.
1798Jul, 21
François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
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Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated. - 7Jul
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
As a result of the XYZ Affair, the U.S. Congress rescinds the Treaty of Alliance with France sparking the "Quasi-War". - 1Aug
Battle of the Nile
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action. - 2Aug
Battle of the Nile
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory. - 22Aug
Irish Rebellion of 1798
French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.