Franz Adam Karrer

Franz Adam Karrer
Birth nameFrançois Adam Karrer
Other nameFrantz Adam Karrer
Born(1666-11-22)22 November 1666
Landser, Haut-Rhin, Alsace
Died3 May 1740(1740-05-03) (aged 73)
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
AllegianceFrance
Service years1686 – 1736
RankBrigadier
CommandsSwiss regiment de Karrer
SpouseJohanna Marguerite de Voile

Franz Adam Karrer (1666 – 1740) was a Swiss officer, brigadier in French service, and founder and first colonel-proprietor of the Swiss regiment de Karrer on 15 December 1719. He became a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1709.

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