Johann Heinrich Bürkli

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Johann Heinrich Bürkli

Johann Heinrich Bürkli , Baron von Hohenburg, (born February 23, 1647 in Trüllikon near Zurich ; † October 28, 1730 in Zurich) was a Swiss citizen and imperial field marshal .

He came from the well-known Bürkli family in Zurich, his father had been a French adjutant general and his mother, née Escher vom Luchs, came from a military family. From 1662 he received military training in French services, from 1667–1669 he served as an ensign in Flanders and in 1669 entered the Electoral Palatinate with his own free company . In 1676 he was promoted to Oberstwachtmeister (major). From 1689 he fought against the Turks in imperial service. In 1690 he became a colonel in a Swiss regiment and governor of the forest towns in Upper Austria . In the further course the capable officer became general sergeant major ( general major ) in 1695 , field marshal lieutenant in 1704 and field war master in 1711 . He embarrassed his home government in 1709 when he led General Mercy's troops through the area from Basel to France, in violation of Swiss neutrality . In the War of the Spanish Succession he managed to win the favor of Prince Eugene . In 1699 he was ennobled as a knight of Hohenburg, and in 1700 he was raised to the rank of baron. In 1716 he became a representative of the guild of tailors in the Grand Council of Zurich and court lord of Trüllikon . Among the numerous Swiss who rose to the rank of general in Austrian service, he was the only one who managed to rise to the rank of Imperial Field Marshal .

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SURNAME Bürkli, Johann Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bürkli, Hans Heinrich; Bürkli, Heinrich; Bürkli, Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss citizen and Austrian field marshal
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1647
PLACE OF BIRTH Trüllikon near Zurich
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1730
Place of death Zurich