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Conrad von Rosen
Conrad von Rosen | |
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.jpg) Portrait painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1705. Note the marshal's baton and the Order of the Holy Spirit cordon bleu. | |
| Born | 29 September 1628 Gross-Roop, Swedish Livonia, Swedish Empire (Now Straupe in the Pārgauja Municipality, Latvia). |
| Died | 3 August 1715 (aged 86) Bollwiller, Alsace, France |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France Kingdom of England |
| Rank | Maréchal de France |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Seneffe Siege of Derry Siege of Carrickfergus (1689) Battle of Landen |
Conrad von Rosen (29 September 1628 – 3 August 1715) was a soldier from Livonia, who served in the French army under Louis XIV from 1646 on. He fought in the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) and the Nine Years' War (1688–1691). In 1689, he went to Ireland with James II of England and commanded the Jacobite troops during the final stage of the unsuccessful Siege of Derry.
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