Baron Franz von der Trenck

Baron Franz von der Trenck
Baron Franz von der Trenck
Born(1711-02-01)February 1, 1711
Reggio di Calabria, Kingdom of Naples
DiedOctober 4, 1749(1749-10-04) (aged 38)
Brno
Allegiance Habsburg monarchy

Baron Franz von der Trenck (German: Franz Freiherr von der Trenck; Croatian: Barun Franjo Trenk) (Reggio di Calabria. January 1, 1711 – Brno. October 4, 1749) was an Austrian soldier whose unit is considered one of the most ruthless in modern European history. A law unto itself, the unit took property, livestock, and women as it saw fit.


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