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Béat Fidèle Antoine Jean Dominique de La Tour-Châtillon de Zurlauben
Born	(1720-08-04)4 August 1720 Zug, Switzerland
Died	13 March 1799(1799-03-13) (aged 78) Zug
Allegiance	France
Years of service	1742-1780
Battles/wars	Battle of Fontenoy
Awards	Commander's Cross of Saint-Louis
Other work	Military historian

Béat Fidèle Antoine Jean Dominique de La Tour-Châtillon de Zurlauben (1720–1799) was a distinguished soldier in the French army and Swiss historian.

Biography

Béat studied at the Collège des Quatre-Nations, and after completing his studies joined his uncle, General Francois Placide Beatus de la Tour-Chatillon Zurlauben, in his regiment as part of the French army. He served well and was eventually promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

When he left the army, he retired to his country house near Zug, where he proceeded to work on a military history of Switzerland.

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