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Maximilian Anton Karl Baillet de Latour
Maximilian Anton Karl,Count Baillet de Latour
Born	(1737-12-14)14 December 1737 Virton,Austrian Netherlands
Died	22 July 1806(1806-07-22) (aged 68) Vienna,Austrian Empire
Allegiance	Habsburg Monarchy
Years of service	1755–1806
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Battles / wars	Seven Years' War Brabant Revolution French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition Battle of Sprimont War of the Second Coalition
Children	Theodor Franz, Count Baillet von Latour

CountMaximilian Anton Karl Baillet de Latour (French:Maximilien-Antoine-Charles-Joseph Comte de Baillet de Latour) (14 December 1737 – 22 July 1806) was anAustrian general during theFrench Revolutionary Wars.

Born at Latour Castle nearVirton in theAustrian Netherlands (present-dayBelgium), he joined the Austrian Army in 1755 and distinguished himself in theSeven Years' War. In 1772 he married Charlotte-Sophie de Guérin de La Marche (d-1806); their son, CountTheodor Franz Baillet von Latour, wasAustrian minister of war during theRevolutions of 1848, and was murdered during theVienna Uprising. His brother, CountLudwig Wilhelm Anton Baillet de Latour-Merlemont (1753–1836), was also a general in Austrian service, until 1810, when he resigned, and joined theGrande Armée ofNapoleon.

Latour achieved the rank of aGeneralmajor in 1782. In the course of the1789 revolt that led to the proclamation of the autonomousUnited States of Belgium, Latour was elevated to the rank of aFeldmarschall-Leutnant. His troops held theDuchy of Luxembourg and played a significant role in regaining the rebellious provinces by the end of 1790, which earned him theMilitary Order of Maria Theresa. From 1792 onwards Latour fought as an Austrian commander in the Wars of theFirst andSecond Coalition. In 1796 he was promoted toGeneral of the Cavalry.^[1] In 1805 EmperorFrancis I of Habsburg appointed him president of theHofkriegsrat, Latour nevertheless died shortly afterwards inVienna.

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