Rudolf Ritter von Otto

Rudolf Ritter von Otto (1735 – 7 August 1811) was an Austrian military leader. He began his military career in the army of the Electorate of Saxony, transferred to the Austrian army and had a distinguished combat record as a cavalry officer during the Seven Years' War and the French Revolutionary Wars. He achieved impressive victories at the battles of Villers-en-Cauchies and Beaumont despite significant numerical inferiority, although his troops were more experienced and the sources do not specify that his opponents used all available forces.