Ernst Gideon von Laudon
Austrian military officer
Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon, was a Baltic German-born Austrian military officer and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great. Wikipedia
Born: February 13, 1717, Swedish Livonia
Died: July 14, 1790 (age 73 years), Novy Jicin, Czechia
Parents: Otto Gerhard von Laudohn and Sophie Eleonore von Bornemann
Battles/wars: War of the Polish Succession > Siege of Danzig;
Years of service: 1732–1790