Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich
Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich | |
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 Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich | |
| Born | 12 June 1738 Žumberak, Croatia,Habsburg monarchy |
| Died | 13 August 1802(aged 64) Vienna,Austria |
| Allegiance |  Habsburg monarchy |
| Years of service | 1752–1797 |
| Rank | Feldmarschall-Leutnant |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa,Knight (1779), Commander (1795) |
Peter Vitus Freiherr von Quosdanovich(Croatian:Petar Vid Gvozdanović; 12 June 1738 – 13 August 1802) was a nobleman and general of theHabsburg monarchyof Croatian descent. He achieved the rank of Feldmarschall-Lieutenant and was awarded the Commander's Cross of theMilitary Order of Maria Theresa.He played a major role in several battles against theFrench Army of Italyled byNapoleonduring theFrench Revolutionary Wars.
Early years[edit]
Petar Vid Gvozdanovićwas born inŽumberak, Croatia,[1]Habsburg monarchy,and joined theVaraždinGrenzHussarRegiment # 41 in 1752. He fought in theSeven Years' War.He distinguished himself in theWar of the Bavarian Successionof 1778–9. He was promoted to colonel of the Slavonian Hussar regiment and decorated with the Knight's Cross of theMilitary Order of Maria Theresa.He fought during theAustro–Turkish War (1787–1791),becoming a General-Major and taking over the command ofAlt Gradisca.He was a relative ofKarl Paul von Quosdanovich.
Wars with France[edit]
During theWar of the First CoalitionQuosdanovich first commanded a brigade, then a division. At the crucial defeat atFleurushe commanded the second column. On 24 September 1795, while leading a division, he scored an impressive victory over two French divisions at theBattle of Handschuhsheim(now a district ofHeidelberg). In July 1796 he transferred to Italy, where he led a corps underDagobert Sigmund von WurmserandJózsef Alvincziin four attempts to break the FrenchSiege of Mantua.In the first, he lost theBattle of Lonatoafter a complicated series of maneuvers between 29 July and 4 August 1796. During the second relief, he participated in theBattle of Bassanoon 8 September, but avoided being trapped in Mantua with Wurmser. In the third relief of Mantua he led theFriaulCorps in theSecond Battle of Bassanoand theBattle of Arcole.He led two brigades at the crucialBattle of Rivoli.[2][3]He retired from the army in 1797 and died atViennaon 13 August 1802.[4]
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^"Gvozdanović, Vid".Retrieved21 August2021.
- ^Peter Vitus von QuosdanovichArchived24 March 2012 at theWayback Machineat historydata
- ^Peter Quosdanovich
- ^Smith-Kudrna,Peter Quosdanovich
References[edit]
Books[edit]
- Boycott-Brown, Martin.The Road to Rivoli.London: Cassell & Co., 2001.ISBN0-304-35305-1
External sources[edit]
- 1738 births
- 1802 deaths
- 18th-century Croatian military personnel
- 19th-century Croatian military personnel
- Austrian generals
- Austrian barons
- Military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Austrian military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Austrian Empire commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
- People of the Military Frontier
- Croatian barons
- People from Žumberak, Croatia
- 18th-century Austrian military personnel
- 19th-century Austrian military personnel
- Habsburg Croats
- Commanders Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
- 18th-century Croatian nobility
- 19th-century Croatian nobility