François de Chevert
He distinguished himself in Flanders, Piedmont and Germany and was rewarded by a more important command, as lieutenant-colonel of a grenadier regiment.As part of the French force, he and his grenadiers effected the bloodless capture of Prague in 1741 during the War of the Austrian Succession.At the end of the Austrian Siege of Prague the following year he defended the city for eighteen days with only 1,800 men not sick or wounded, surrendering on honourable terms on 26 December.Promoted to brigadier, he took part in the operations in the Dauphiné and Italy, most famously in the Battle of Casteldelfino, and became maréchal-de-camp in 1744.During this illustrious career in the course of which he passed through all important ranks of the hierarchy, Chevert seems to have known nothing but success, save for one small defeat at the battle of Meer (or Mehr) in 1758, where a large component of his corps consisted of militia and inexperienced regular troops.