Claude Frédéric t'Serclaes, Count of Tilly
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Claude Frederic t'Serclaes, Count of Tilly (July 1648 – April 1723), was a prominent Walloon general in service of the Dutch States Army. He took part in the Franco-Dutch War, Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession and proved a brave and capable cavalry general. In 1708 he became the de facto supreme commander of the Dutch army, and led the Allied forces together with the Duke of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy.
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Claude Frédéric t'Serclaes, Count of Tilly | |
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Born | July 1648 Brussels, Spanish Netherlands |
Died | April 1723 (aged 74–75) Maastricht, Dutch Republic |
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Service/ | Dutch States Army |
Years of service | 1667–1723 |
Rank | Field marshal |
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