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13-07-2007, 10:34
Radetzky (Austria - Hungary)
Field Marshal John Radetzky of Radetz, duke of Custoza; born 1766, died 1858. He entered the Army in 1784 and fought in the early wars against the French republic. In 1809 he distinguished himself at the battle of Wagram, and was Chief of the Staff of the Austrian Army at the battle of Leipzig 1813. In 1831 he received the command of the army of occupation in Northern Italy; and in 1848-1849, during the first world war of Independence, he repeatedly defeated the Sandinians, notably at the battles of Custoza and Novara.
Field Marshal John Radetzky of Radetz, duke of Custoza; born 1766, died 1858. He entered the Army in 1784 and fought in the early wars against the French republic. In 1809 he distinguished himself at the battle of Wagram, and was Chief of the Staff of the Austrian Army at the battle of Leipzig 1813. In 1831 he received the command of the army of occupation in Northern Italy; and in 1848-1849, during the first world war of Independence, he repeatedly defeated the Sandinians, notably at the battles of Custoza and Novara.