François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt

François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
François de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
Born14 October 1733 (1733-10-14)
Died21 July 1798 (1798-07-22) (aged 64)
Allegiance Habsburg Monarchy
Years of service1753 – c. 1798
RankField marshal
Battles / wars
AwardsMilitary Order of Maria Theresa

François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa sebastjɛ̃ ʃaʁl ʒozɛf kʁwa]; 14 October 1733 – 21 July 1798), a Walloon, joined the army of the Habsburg monarchy and soon fought in the Seven Years' War. Later in his military career, he led Austrian troops in the war against Ottoman Turkey. During the French Revolutionary Wars he saw extensive fighting and rose to the rank of Field Marshal.