Thomas Brady (1752? – 1827) was an Irish general (''feldzeugmeister'') in the Austrian army. Brady was born at

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(one account gives

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instead) between October 1752 and May 1753. He entered the Austrian service on 1 November 1769. On the list for that date his name appears as "Peter", but in all subsequent rolls he is called "Thomas". Brady served until 4 April 1774 as a

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in the ''Wied'' infantry regiment. On 10 April 1774 he was promoted to ensign in the ''Fabri''

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; he became a

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on 30 November 1775,

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20 March 1784, and

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in 1788. He distinguished himself as a lieutenant at Habelschwerdt in 1778, and received the Maria Theresa Cross for personal bravery at the storming of Novi on 3 November 1788, during the Turkish war with Austria and Russia. He was appointed

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on 20 July 1790, served on the staff until 1793, and on 1 April of that year was appointed lieutenant colonel of the corps of Tyrolean sharpshooters. He was transferred on 21 December to the Murray infantry regiment, of which he became

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on 6 February 1794. Brady fought with that regiment in General Latour's corps at

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in 1795, and distinguished himself on 19 June 1796 at Ukerad. He was promoted to major general on 6 September 1796, at which rank he served in

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and commanded at

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in 1799. He became

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on 28 January 1801, and in 1803 was made honorary colonel of the Imperial (first) infantry regiment. In 1804, Brady was appointed governor of

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. In 1807, he was made privy councillor in recognition of his service as general of a division in

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. In 1809 he took a leading role in the

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, with a large portion of the Austrian army under his command. General Brady retired on health grounds on 3 September 1809, and died 16 October 1827.

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