Augustin Keller (General)
Augustin Keller (born August 22, 1754 in Solothurn , † after 1799) was one of the commanders-in-chief of the army of the Helvetic Republic .
After attending the Jesuit grammar school in Solothurn, he went into French military service and in 1798 was commander of Bruges . In 1798, his appointment as Helvetic Minister of War failed because of the French veto. From November 1798, Keller was in command of the Helvetic Legion and on March 28, 1799 also Commander-in-Chief of the Helvetic elite troops with the rank of Brigadier General. On May 24, 1799, he was relieved of his functions and fled to France. Nothing certain is known about his further life. He is said to have served later for France and also in Batavia (for the Netherlands).
Web links
- Andreas Fankhauser: Keller, Augustin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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Old Confederation before 1798 |
Ulrich von Sax (piano move, 1511) | Johann Ludwig von Erlach (1633/1636) | Sebastian Peregrin Zwyer (1653/1656) | Wilhelm Bernhard von Muralt (1792) | Karl Ludwig von Erlach (1798) |
 
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Helvetic Republic 1798-1803 |
Augustin Keller (Helvetik) | Johann Weber (Helvetik) | Joseph Leonz Andermatt (Helvetik) | Pierre von der Weid (Helvetik) |
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Mediation and Restoration 1803--1847 |
Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl (1805/1809/1813) | Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1815) | Charles-Jules Guiguer de Prangins (1830/1838) | Peter Ludwig von Donatz (1845) | Guillaume Henri Dufour (1847) | Johann Ulrich von Salis-Soglio (Sonderbund 1847) |
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State from 1848 |
Guillaume Henri Dufour (1849/1856/1859) | Hans Herzog (German-French War, 1870–1871) | Ulrich Wille (First World War, 1914–1918) | Henri Guisan (Second World War, 1939–1945) |
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| SURNAME | Keller, Augustin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Commander in Chief of the Army of the Helvetic Republic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1799 |