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Karl O'Donnell

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General Karl O'Donnell, Count of Tyronnel (1715–1771) held important commands in the Austrian army during the Seven Years' War.

Biography

O'Donnell, held important commands during the Third Silesian War (a theatre in the Seven Years' War).[1]

Family

O'Donnell was a descendant of the Irish noble dynasty of O'Donnell of Tyrconnell who left Ireland after the Battle of the Boyne and settled in Austria.[1]

A descendant, Maximilian Karl Lamoral O'Donnell was a notable figure in the history of the Italian and Hungarian campaigns of 1848 and 1849.[1]

Henry Joseph O'Donnell (1769–1834)— from another descendant of the Irish noble dynasty of O'Donnell of Tyrconnell who left Ireland after the Battle of the Boyne; was a general officer in the Spanish Army during the Napoleonic Wars.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911, p. 8.
Attribution
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "O'Donnell, Henry Joseph". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 8, 9.