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Konrad Valentin von Kaim
Born
Johann Konrad Valentin Ritter von Kaim

(1737-11-28)28 November 1737
Died16 February 1801(1801-02-16) (aged 63)
Allegiance Kingdom of France,
Habsburg monarchy
Branch
Infantry
Service years
1770–1801
Rank
Feldmarschallleutnant
Conflicts
Seven Years' War
French Revolutionary Wars
Siege of Kehl
Battle of Würzburg
Battle of Verona
Battle of Magnano
Battle of Marengo
Battle of Pozzolo
AwardsMilitary Order of Maria Theresa (Knight's Cross)

Johann Konrad Valentin Ritter von Kaim (28 November 1737 (baptised) 16 February 1801) was a French soldier and Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars. Kaim initially joined the French forces in the Seven Years' War, but later transferred his allegiance to Austria. In November 1788, he was promoted to Colonel.[1] He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Pozzolo on Christmas Day 1800,[2] but did not die until several weeks later. He was born in Gengenbach and died in Udine.

Footnotes

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  1. Keim, De B. Randolph (De Benneville Randolph) (1898). The Keim and allied families in America and Europe. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Harrisburg, Pa. : DeB. Randolph Keim.
  2. Cust, Edward (1862). Annals of the wars of the 19th century, compiled from the most authentic histories of the period: I. Murray. p. 60.