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Joseph Alvinczy, Baron von Berberek, (born February 1, 1735 at Winz Castle ; † November 25, 1810 in Ofen ) was an Imperial and Imperial Austrian Field Marshal .

Life

Early military career

Alvinczy joined a hussar regiment at the age of 15 and distinguished himself as a captain and major in the Seven Years' War between 1760 and 1762, especially at Torgau , Schweidnitz and at the meeting near Teplitz . In the peace that followed, he helped to implement the new drill regulations for the Austrian army that had been drafted by Lacy .

In the War of the Bavarian Succession , as a colonel , he captured the Prince of Hesse-Philippsthal while taking Habelschwerdt . As major general , he was appointed by Emperor Joseph II to teach tactics to his nephew, who later became Emperor Franz II . After he had fought under Field Marshal Laudon on October 8, 1789 off Belgrade and Semendria and was appointed Lieutenant Field Marshal , in 1790 he led the army intended to fight the Belgian uprising. But a fall from the horse hampered his activity.

First coalition war

After the First Coalition War against France in 1792, Alvinczy returned to the field. At the head of a division , he distinguished himself in the Battle of Neer winds (March 18, 1793) and the following battles at Châtillon, Landrecies , Charleroi and Fleurus and was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Maria Theresa Order .

After the Allied army in Flanders under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld had successfully besieged Valenciennes in the summer of 1793 , a corps of 35,000 men under the Duke of York was deployed to the siege of Dunkirk . On September 8, 1793, the allies met the French army under General Houchard at the Battle of Hondschoote . The Austrian units were under the command of Alvinczy here. After the defeat there and the following one at the Battle of Wattignies (October 14th and 16th, 1793), the intervention forces had to withdraw from northern France. In the spring of 1794, the Allies began to lay siege to Landrecies fortress (April 17-30), with Alvinczy in command of the left wing. He then took part in the battle at Beaumont-en-Cambrésis (April 26), where a French relief corps was thrown back. Alvinczy was promoted to Feldzeugmeister on May 21, 1794 and then served as an advisor to the Dutch Corps under the Prince of Orange. In mid-June 1794 he led the siege of Charleroi , and for this mission he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Maria Theresa Order. Charleroi surrendered on June 25, 1794, the following day an Allied relief army was defeated in the Battle of Fleurus (June 26, 1794). In November 1794 Alvinczy led 30,000 men back to the Wesel , where the front on the Waal froze.

In 1795 Alvinczy was transferred to the Upper Rhine Army and was then given the command of all troops between the Neckar and Constance . Before the campaign began, however, he was recalled to the Court War Council in Vienna. After Beaulieu withdrew from Lombardy to Tyrol , he ordered his army and prepared the insurrection in Tyrol . In late autumn 1796 he took over the army in Italy. In an attempt to relieve General Wurmser in Mantua , he was defeated by Bonaparte on November 15, 1796 at Arcole , then on January 14 and 16, 1797 at Rivoli , whereupon Mantua fell and Archduke Charles received the supreme command.

Alvinczy later became the Commanding General in Hungary and in 1808 Field Marshal of the Imperial and Royal Army . He also received a rule in the Banat . Joseph Alvinczy von Berberek died in Ofen on November 25, 1810, the last of his family.

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SURNAME Alvinczy von Berberek, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berberek, Joseph Alvinczy Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian field marshal
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH Winz Castle
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1810
Place of death oven