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Maximilian Ulysses BrowAustrian field marshal of Irish descent
Date of Birth: 23.10.1705
Country:  Austria |
Content:
- Early Life and Military Career
- Early Military Service
- War of the Austrian Succession and Rise to Prominence
Early Life and Military Career
Born in Basel, 1716Nephew of Russian Field Marshal Count Browne
Son of Irish Catholic emigrant Ulysses Browne and Countess Maria Philippine von Martinitz
Early Military Service
Entered Austrian army as a young manDistinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
Promoted to general in 1735
Appointed Field Marshal-Lieutenant and commander of Austrian troops in Silesia in 1739
War of the Austrian Succession and Rise to Prominence
Outbreak of WarForced to retreat into Bohemia at the start of the war
Participated in the Battle of Mollwitz, where he was wounded
Commanded Austrian forces at the Battle of Chotusitz
Against France and Spain
Fought against French forces in Bohemia
Later opposed Spanish forces in Italy
General-Feldzeugmeister
Promoted to General-Feldzeugmeister in 1745
Commanded 30,000-strong corps in Italy
Captured Parma and Genoa
Fought at the Battle of Piacenza
Seven Years' War and Final Days
Governor of Transylvania
Appointed Governor of Transylvania prior to the Seven Years' War
Battle of Lobositz
Led a 33,500-strong corps to aid besieged Saxon army
Fought at the Battle of Lobositz on October 1, 1756
Retreat but managed to preserve his corps and assist the Saxons
Battle of Prague
Participated in planning for Austrian war strategy
Heavily wounded at the Battle of Prague on May 6, 1757
Death and Legacy
Died from his wounds in Prague on June 26, 1757
Renowned for his military skill and leadership
Remembered as a distinguished general in Austrian military history
