Joseph Binder from Degenschild

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Joseph Binder, Ritter von Degenschild (born August 24, 1742 , † January 17, 1813 ) was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal .

Life

Joseph was the son of the officer Georg Heinrich Binder, Knight von Degenschild (born July 31, 1695 Württemberg;?) Imperial and Royal Lieutenant Colonel of the 17th Infantry Regiment. On December 24, 1755 Joseph entered the military academy in Wiener Neustadt . During the Seven Years' War he took part in the battles of Kunersdorf (August 12, 1759), Maxen (November 20, 1759) and Landshut (June 23, 1760). As a flag cadet he was assigned to the Kolowrat Infantry Regiment No. 17, in 1767 he was promoted to captain and only ten years later, in 1777, to major . He then commanded the Grenadier Battalion Davidovich as a lieutenant colonel and, from 1784, the Grenadier Battalion Mersics . On August 23, 1786, he was promoted to colonel , and in 1789 he commanded Infantry Regiment No. 51 "Gyulai" in the campaign against the Turks, where he distinguished himself at Porcseny. On February 27, 1793 he was promoted to major general and took part in the siege of Mainz . He fought at Le Cateau in April 1794 (April 1794) and took part under Wurmser in the siege of Mannheim (October 18 to November 22, 1795). Because he was badly wounded and lost an arm in the latter fighting, he was retired. For his services he received the title of field marshal lieutenant and the Elisabeth-Theresien-Orden 2nd class, in 1800 he received 1st class. In mid-1796 he was an assessor in the military court in Vienna. From 1806 to 1813 he was Deputy President of the Military Appeals Court.

Joseph Binder von Degenschild was married to the sister of Feldzeugmeister Anton Freiherr von Zach and Franz Xaver von Zach , Anna von Zach (* December 27, 1749, Pest; † April 24, 1794, Pressburg). The couple had several children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wiener Taschenbuch for 1809 , Verlag IV Degen, Vienna, p. 60 books.google
  2. ^ Almanach de la Cour Pour L'An MDCCCIX , Vienna 1809, p. 274 books.google
personal data
SURNAME Binder von Degenschild, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Binder von Degenschild, Joseph Ritter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian field marshal lieutenant
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1742
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1813