Hannibal von Degenfeld | |
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Born | 1647 or 1648 |
Died | 12 October 1691 Nauplia |
Cause of death | Disease |
Buried | Nauplia |
Allegiance | Republic of Venice (1666–1669, 1684–1685, 1691) Dutch Republic (1672–1674) Denmark–Norway (1674–1678) Electorate of Bavaria (1681–1683) |
Battles/wars | Siege of Candia, Siege of Groningen (1672), Siege of Wismar (1675), Siege of Marstrand, Battle of Vienna, Battle of Kalamata (1685) |
Relations | Christoph Martin von Degenfeld (father) |
Hannibal Freiherr[1] von Degenfeld (1647/8–1691) was a German military commander who entered served the Republic of Venice during the Siege of Candia and the Morean War, helped establish the regular Bavarian Army and commanded it during the Battle of Vienna, and fought for the Dutch in the Franco-Dutch War and Denmark–Norway in the Scanian War.