Jean Chrétien Fischer
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Jean Chrétien Fischer (
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: Johann Christian Fischer; 17 January 1713 in
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– 1 July 1762 near
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) was a
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-born soldier in the French service.


Biography

He was a leader of the partisans in the
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during the
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. In 1743, he was authorized by the Marshal de Belle-Isle to raise a company, which was called the Chasseurs de Fischer, the origin of that branch in the French Army. He distinguished himself in the
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; was made brigadier for his bravery at Arloff (1759); added to his fame at the Battle of Clostercamp (1760); resigned his command to the Marquis de Conflans (1761), but still fought in his old troop with the rank of a lieutenant-colonel.


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* 1713 births 1762 deaths French generals Emigrants from the Holy Roman Empire to France {{France-mil-bio-stub