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Trenck, Baron von

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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General, first in the service of Austria, then of Russia; dismissed from both; commanded a regiment of pandours in the Austrian Succession War in the interest of Maria Theresa; tried to capture Frederick the Great; was caught, tried, and condemned to prison, escaped, was captured, and took poison; had a cousin with a similar fate (1711-1749).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Trenck, Baron von'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/trenck-baron-von.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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