Wrede, KARL PHILIPP

Wrede, KARL PHILIPP, Bavarian field-marshal and Prince (1767-1838), was born in Heidelberg, shared in the campaigns of 1799 and 1800, fighting at Hohenlinden, invaded Tyrol and took part in the battle of Wagram with the French, and was by Napoleon made a count of the empire. He led the Bavarian troops under Napoleon to Russia in 1812; then, changing sides with his country, commanded a united Bavarian and Austrian army against the French, by whom he was defeated at Hanau. He was, however, victorious in several battles on the sacred soil of France in 1814, and was made field-marshal and prince, with the gift of large estates. He represented Bavarian interests at the Vienna Congress in 1814.