Friedrich, Freiherr von Zoller

Friedrich Johann Daniel Alois, Freiherr von Zoller (May 25, 1762 – February 25, 1821) was a Bavarian lieutenant-general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

As a major in the Wrede battalion he fought against the French at the Battle of Möskirch on the night of 5/6 March 1800 he was badly wounded and lost an eye.

[2] During the War of the Third Coalition (1805), von Zoller saw action on the Tyrolean border as lieutenant colonel in a corps of mountain militia troops (Gebirgsschützen), and for this service was awarded the Legion of Honour and the Military Order of Max Joseph.

[2] After the disastrous retreat from Russia, von Zoller was posted to Płock on the Vistula (were the remnants of the Bavarian regiments which had taken part in the Russian Campaign were refitted and remanded) to take command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade.

[2] When Bavaria changed sides and joined the Coalition against France, von Zoller was with the Bavarian forces that fought against the French at the battle of Hanau (October 1813).