Jean Chrétien Fischer
Jean Chrétien Fischer was a German-born soldier in the French service.Biography
He was a leader of the partisans in the French Army during the War of the Austrian Succession. In 1743, he was authorized by the Marshal de Belle-Isle to raise a company, which was called the Chasseurs de Fischer, the origin of that branch in the French Army. He distinguished himself in the Seven Years' War; was made brigadier for his bravery at Arloff ; added to his fame at the Battle of Clostercamp ; resigned his command to the Marquis de Conflans, but still fought in his old troop with the rank of a lieutenant-colonel.
