List of Imperial Generals of the Early Modern Period / G

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  • Sigmund Ignaz Joachim Freiherr von Gabelkoven
* 1708 † February 14, 1788. Career: November 25, 1767 with rank of August 15, 1759 Field Sergeant
  • Franz Count of Gaetano d'Aragona
*? †?. Career: June 20, 1699 Sergeant General
  • Karl Anton Marchese di Gaggi
* 1706 † 1780. Career: January 15, 1770 with rank of major general from February 7, 1759
  • Franz Sigismund Hieronymus Felix Graf von Gaisruck
* February 3, 1686 † March 22, 1769. Career: March 23, 1735 Field Sergeant General, August 15, 1739 Lieutenant Field Marshal, October 17, 1745 Feldzeugmeister, July 11, 1754 Field Marshal
  • Rudolf Karl Graf von Gaisruck
* 1700/01 † March 27, 1778. Career: January 18, 1758 Field Sergeant, January 18, 1760 with rank of April 25, 1758 Lieutenant General, January 19, 1771 with rank of January 1, 1770 Feldzeugmeister
  • Anton of Gajoli
*? † December 8, 1834. Career: September 1, 1807, ranked Major General from July 28, 1805, retired in 1809
  • Don Emanuel Maria José Mendoza de Silva y de la Cerda, Conde de Galbes
* October 18, 1677 † 7/8 October 1728. Career: May 4, 1717 Lieutenant Field Marshal, November 3, 1723 General of the Cavalry
  • Christian Adolf von Galen
*? †?. Career: December 24, 1727 Field Sergeant
  • François de Galhau
*? †?. Career: February 5, 1750 Sergeant General
  • Livio Cavaliere di Galimberti
* December 3, 1768 † June 29, 1832. Career: 1812 Italian Brigadier General; 1815 kk major general and retired
  • Johann Friedrich Freiherr Gall von Gallenstein
*? † July 26, 1696. Career: June 26, 1692 Field Sergeant (title), August 14, 1692 Field Sergeant
* October 17, 1588 † April 25, 1647. Career: April 11, 1629 Field Sergeant, December 22, 1631 Feldzeugmeister, October 13, 1632 Field Marshal, September 25, 1633 Lieutenant General † November 19, 1639, March 22, 1643 ditto † 24. January 1645, March 1646 ditto
  • Weikhard Graf von Gallenberg
* November 6, 1765 † September 3, 1832. Career: April 27, 1813 major general, October 7, 1815 retired
  • Jakob Sigmund Freiherr Gall von Gallenfels
*? † November 9, 1697. Career: April 1, 1689 general wagon master of Bavaria; February 1, 1690 Imperial General Field Sergeant
  • Johann Joseph Graf von Galler
* December 8, 1677 † April 20, 1755. Career: July 25, 1719 Field Sergeant
  • Karl Ernst Count von Galler
*? † March 11, 1746. Career: January 12, 1734 Sergeant General
* April 9, 1649 † September 3, 1720. Career: 1690 Engl. Major General, November 1693 Lieutenant General, 1704 General; 1700 Dutch general of the infantry?; August 10, 1694 Imperial Feldzeugmeister, August 9, 1704 Field Marshal
  • Franz Dominik Graf de Gand dit Villain
*? † February 16, 1737. Career: February 1726 field sergeant, December 3, 1733 field marshal lieutenant
  • Johann Adam Freiherr von Garnier
*? †?. Career: 1664 Generalfeldwachtmeister (title)
  • Johann Heinrich Freiherr von Garnier
* February 2, 1614 † August 9, 1664. Career: February 18, 1659 Field Sergeant
  • Karl Graf von Gastheimb
† June 29, 1785. Career: November 19, 1756 with rank of August 1, 1752 general field sergeant
  • Alois Graf von Gavasini
* 1762 † November 28, 1834. Career: March 6, 1800 with rank of major general from March 29, 1800, acknowledged in 1806
  • Gavaux, ...
*? †?. Career: 1777 with rank of major general on June 18, 1771, infamously cashed in 1791
  • Leopold Joseph Desiderius Hubert Graf von Gavre
* May 11, 1764 † September 17, 1823. Career: April 16, 1802 with rank of major general on April 11, 1802, confirmed in 1805
  • Franz Joseph Rasso, Prince of Gavre, Marquis d´ Aiseau
* September 14, 1731 † March 7 (April 11?) 1797. Career: September 18, 1770 with rank of April 11, 1765 major general; 1790 ?? acknowledged
  • Anton Gazzinelli
*? † May 3, 1790. Career: April 25, 1775 with rank of October 27, 1774 major general, September 15, 1787 with rank of September 10, 1787 field marshal lieutenant
  • Karl von Geitner
*? † March 9, 1795. Career: July 31, 1788, ranked major general on July 23, 1788
* around 1595 † 16./27. August 1657. Career: June 20, 1633 general wagon master of Bavaria, January 2, 1634 lieutenant commander, July 6, 1636 field warden, September 28, 1645 field marshal; March 1, 1634 Imperial Field Marshal Lieutenant, around June 1636 Feldzeugmeister, March 27, 1639 Field Marshal, May 1, 1644 ditto
  • Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Gelhay
*? † 1769. Career: June 10, 1742 Sergeant General, August 5, 1751 Lieutenant General
  • Christoph Sigmund von Gellhorn
* October 5, 1653 †? Career: June 2, 1716 Field Sergeant
  • Andreas Freiherr von Geminiani
*? † 1745. Career: July 25, 1731 Sergeant General
* September 2, 1688 † January 3, 1767. Career: June 3, 1744 Field Sergeant, 1754 with rank of August 1, 1752 Lieutenant Field Marshal
* July 16, 1710 † November 27, 1775. Career: February 13, 1755 Field Sergeant, February 17, 1759 with rank of October 2, 1757 Lieutenant Field Marshal
* March 26, 1724 † December 17, 1806. Career: January 19, 1771 with rank of July 30, 1759 Major General, May 1, 1773 with rank of August 16, 1772 Lieutenant Field Marshal, May 31, 1788 with rank of September 27, 1787 Feldzeugmeister, retired April 1790
  • Johann Georg Freiherr von Geneyne
* 1723 † April 13, 1810. Career: April 10, 1783 with rank of April 3, 1783 Major General, January 16, 1790 with rank of January 22, 1790 Lieutenant Field Marshal, April 22, 1805 Feldzeugmeister and retired
  • Menrad Freiherr von Geppert
* 1768 † April 7, 1855. Career: July 26, 1813 Major General, March 21, 1827 Lieutenant Field Marshal, June 16, 1836 Honorary and retired Feldzeugmeister (character)
  • Leopold Freiherr von Geramb
* February 12, 1774 † December 3, 1845. Career: February 18, 1814 Major General, January 11, 1830 Lieutenant General, October 9, 1840 General of the Cavalry (character) honorary and retired
  • Jakob Freiherr von Gérard
*? † 1676 (⚔ at Demmin). Career: June 9, 1675 Sergeant General
  • Gabriel Freiherr Geringer von Ödenberg
* January 15, 1758 † October 15, 1825. Career: January 22, 1808 with rank of major general on June 20, 1805, retired in 1813
  • Nicholas of Gerliczy
*? † July 9, 1779. Career: December 28, 1771, ranked major general on February 15, 1765
  • Thank God Abraham Freiherr von Gersdorff
* December 23, 1715 † 1772. Career: April 15, 1764 with rank of August 18, 1758 Field Sergeant
* January 20, 1700 † 1749. Career: Swabian major general; January 9, 1746 kk general field sergeant
  • Ferdinand Leopold Freiherr von Geyer
*? † 1737. Career: October 7, 1723 Sergeant General
  • Johann Karl Freiherr von Geymann
*? † 1709. Career: May 3, 1707 Sergeant General
  • Johann von Ghenedegg
* January 10, 1740 † January 25, 1821. Career: October 29, 1800 with rank of major general from November 21, 1800, 1808 field marshal lieutenant (character) and retired
  • Johann Freiherr Ghillányi von Láz and Bernicze
* 1687 † January 2, 1752. Career: March 4, 1735 Field Sergeant, September 24, 1741 Lieutenant Field Marshal, 1751 General of the Cavalry
* July 15, 1719 † March 17, 1775. Career: February 12, 1760 Field Sergeant General, October 30, 1762 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Jakob Freiherr von Gibson
* 1670 † May 10, 1755. Career: November 26, 1733 Field Sergeant
  • Samuel von Giffing
* 1758 † October 18, 1813 (⚔ near Leipzig). Career: September 2, 1809 Major General
  • Anton Freiherr von Gillet
* 1748 † 8./10. November 1811. Career: July 22, 1809 Major General
  • Franz Josepf Basilius of Girod
* November 14, 1729 † October 27, 1806. Career: January 30, 1804 with rank of major general from December 19, 1802
  • Johann Friedrich Freiherr von Globitz
*? †?. Career: May 3, 1704 Field Sergeant, March 23, 1710 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Johann Heinrich Dittrich, Baron von Glöckelsberg
*? † 1707. Career: January 25, 1700 Field Sergeant, April 21, 1704 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Johann Karl Anton Count von Goëss
* August 18, 1728 † May 4 (11?) 1798. Career: May 1, 1773 with rank of February 9, 1770 major general
  • François Baron de Goguelat
* January 23, 1746 † February 2, 1831. Career: June 12, 1801 with rank from June 5, 1801 major general, 1805 retired, September 30, 1816 quit; 9 September 1814 French maréchal de camp, 10 November 1819 lieutenant general
  • Peter Christoph Freiherr Göldlin von Tieffenau
* 1676? † April 10, 1741 (⚔ near Mollwitz). Career: December 17, 1733 Sergeant General, September 16, 1737 Lieutenant General
* 1593 † 1653. Career: January 7, 1636 Sergeant General, March 31, 1638 Feldzeugmeister, February 28, 1640 and July 23, 1648 ditto
  • Emerich Freiherr Gombos von Gombosfalva
*? †?. Career: March 20, 1702 Field Sergeant, May 23, 1708 with rank of December 25, 1705 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • George of Gombos
*? † May 4, 1791. Career: April 25, 1775 with rank of major general from December 27, 1774
  • Otto Moritz Georg Gomez de Parientos
* December 26 (October 14?) 1744 † January 10, 1810. Career: October 20, 1800 Major General, August 14, 1808 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Franz Count of Gondola
† 1717. Career: July 23, 1682 Field Sergeant, September 4, 1685 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Adam Count of Gondrecourt
† 1723. Career: April 22, 1708 Field Sergeant, May 20, 1716 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Stephan Graf von Gondrecourt
*? †?. Career: January 18, 1760 with rank of December 7, 1758 Field Sergeant
  • Karl Franz Johann Augustin Count Vinchant de Gontreuil
*? †?. Career: January 19, 1771, ranked Major General on September 24, 1761
  • Karl Philipp Joseph Anton Count Vinchant de Gontreuil
* July 5, 1755 † July 15, 1798. Career: March 4, 1796 with rank of major general from September 1, 1794
  • Camillo Gonzaga, Marchese di Mantua
* 1600 † 1658. Career: April 26, 1640 Field Sergeant General, August 7, 1643 Lieutenant Field Marshal, Venetian and Mantuan. general
* 1602 † August 2, 1668. Career: April 15, 1635 Field Sergeant, September 14, 1639 Feldzeugmeister, January 28, 1658 Field Marshal
  • Luigi Gonzaga, Marchese di Mantua, Count of San Martino
* 1599 † 1660. Career: January 4, 1636 Field Sergeant, June 21, 1639 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Johann Count of Gorani
* 1712 † 10/14 October 1747 (⚔ near Ventimiglia). Career: July 8, 1746 Sergeant General
  • Philipp Freiherr von Görger
*? † March 1, 1811. Career: April 25, 1798 with rank of April 17, 1798 major general, January 3, 1801 with rank of January 14, 1801 field marshal lieutenant
* May 26, 1738 † December 25, 1818. Career: April 28, 1804 with rank of major general from April 30, 1804
  • Johann Mathias Franz Seraphim Freiherr Gorup von Besanez
* September 25, 1749 † February 17, 1835. Career: March 6, 1800 with rank of April 10, 1800 Major General, January 22, 1808 Lieutenant Field Marshal, July 4, 1826 General of the Cavalry and retired
  • Johann Gosztonyi of Kis-Nemethy
*? † September 5, 1845. Career: July 15, 1809 Major General
  • Friedrich Heinrich Freiherr von Gottesheim,
* 1749 † April 5, 1808. Career: April 25, 1798 Major General, April 17, 1801 with rank of April 13, 1801 Lieutenant Field Marshal
* 1599 † March 6, 1645 (⚔ near Jankau). Career: April 5, 1633 Field Sergeant, February 1, 1634 Lieutenant General, 1634 Cavalry General?, 1637 Field Marshal; January 26, 1636 Bavarian Field Marshal
  • Peter Graf von Götz
*? † 1638 (⚔ near Vlotho). Career: December 16, 1636 Field Sergeant
  • Sigmund Friedrich Count von Götz
*? † January 13, 1662. Career: September 18, 1657 Sergeant General
  • Charles de Goulon
*? †?. Career: April 1, 1697 Field Sergeant General, April 16, 1704 Lieutenant General
  • Joachim Pantaleon Count of Gourcy
* 1707 † October 12, 1796. Career: June 3, 1758 with rank of January 5, 1758 Field Sergeant, January 19, 1771 with rank of September 30, 1766 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Peter Paul Count of Gourcy,
* 1705 † December 19, 1795. Career: February 20, 1758 Field Sergeant, May 13, 1764 Lieutenant Field Marshal; 1767 Prussian major general
  • Johann Anton Freiherr von Graffen,
* 1741 † March 30 / April 1 April 1807. Career: March 4, 1796, ranked Major General March 12, 1794, retired October 21, 1798
  • Ludwig von Grafforst
*? † June 21, 1804. Career: July 7, 1779 with rank of major general from June 3, 1779
  • Claudius von Gramlich
† 1756. Career: October 19, 1745 Sergeant General
  • Johann Nepomuk Joseph Adam Freiherr Grammont von Linthal
* February 22, 1753 † February 4, 1831. Career: June 17, 1809 Major General, November 20, 1813 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Franz Anton von Grana, Marchese del Caretto
* 1594 † November 9, 1651. Career: February 6, 1634 Feldzeugmeister, June 21, 1639 Field Marshal
  • Johann Ferdinand von Grana, Marchese del Caretto
* August 14, 1726 † 1778. Career: April 17, 1764 with rank of August 26, 1758 Field Sergeant
* 1620? † June 15, 1685. Career: August 25, 1674 Field Sergeant General, September 17, 1675 Lieutenant Field Marshal, December 2, 1683 Field Marshal; March 12, 1682 Spanish general
  • Don Luis Alfonso Marqués de Granada
† 1742?. Career: January 18, 1730 Sergeant General
  • Graven, Ferdinand Ludwig von
  • Martin Freiherr von Graeven
† 1791?. Career: January 19, 1771 with rank of October 4, 1761 Major General, November 26, 1777 with rank of May 19, 1777 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Johann Christoph Ernst von Gravenreuth
* May 22, 1674 † March 24, 1719. Career: Dec. 1718 Field Sergeant
  • Friedrich von Graw
† June 26, 1790. Career: January 22, 1789 with rank of major general from January 19, 1789
* April 8, 1705 † September 1, 1780. Career: February 20, 1762 with rank of July 20, 1758 Field Sergeant
  • Clemens Gresselsberg, nobleman from Hohenforst
† August 11, 1822. Career: June 6, 1813 major general, October 11, 1821 retired
* September 15, 1715 † May 9, 1789. Career: November 1, 1758 Field Sergeant, October 22, 1762 Lieutenant Field Marshal (rejected); 25 July 1762 French maréchal de camp, 17 July 1765 lieutenant general
  • Anton Grimmer von Riesenburg
*? † January 4, 1818. Career: May 12, 1813 major general, October 7, 1815 retired
  • Anton Graf von Grisoni
*? †?. Career: April 25, 1775, ranked Major General on May 20, 1771
* 1640 † April 8, 1719. Career: 1689 Swabian general wagon master; June 5, 1688 Imperial Field Sergeant General, July 10, 1692 Lieutenant Field Marshal, September 15, 1697 Cavalry General, August 1, 1704 Field Marshal
  • Karl Anton Graf von Groß
*? †?. Career: February 5, 1744 Sergeant General, 1754 with rank of July 28, 1752 Lieutenant General
  • Ludwig Graf von Groß
*? †?. Career: January 14, 1744 Sergeant General, July 23, 1754 with rank of July 23, 1752 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Bernhard von Grosser
*? † May 28, 1828. Career: March 22, 1805 with rank of major general from November 15, 1803, retired in 1814
  • Johann von Grueber
* 1739 † April 30, 1706. Career: October 1793 Major General, March 4, 1796 Lieutenant Field Marshal, 1799 retired
  • Anton Grumbach
*? †?. Career: April 27, 1774 with rank of major general from April 27, 1774
  • Christoph Adolf Grumbach
*? †?. Career: May 30, 1716 Sergeant General
  • Ferdinand Maria Hemricourt de Mozet, Count von Grünne
* 1725 † 1779. Career: January 3, 1763 with rank of February 6, 1758 Field Sergeant, January 19, 1771 with rank of October 3, 1766 Lieutenant Field Marshal
* February 20, 1769 † October 7, 1853. Career: May 30, 1809 major general, retired in 1809, resigned in 1813; 1815 Dutch Major General, 1818 Lieutenant General
  • Nikolaus Franz Joseph Hemricourt de Mozet, Count von Grünne
* December 25, 1701 † February 15, 1751. Career: August 1, 1737 Field Sergeant General, April 12, 1741 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Philipp Anton I. Hemricourt de Mozet, Count of Grünne
* November 26, 1702 † May 17, 1753. Career: June 26, 1752 Field Sergeant
  • Philip Anton II. Maria Joseph Hemricourt de Mozet de Pinchart, Count of Grünne
* February 11, 1732 † April 3, 1797. Career: April 10, 1783 with rank of major general from March 22, 1783
* May 15, 1762 † January 26, 1854. Career: March 6, 1800 with rank of April 14, 1800 Major General, January 22, 1808 Lieutenant General, November 2, 1827 Cavalry General, August 2, 1847 retired
  • Johann Martin Freiherr Gschwind von Pöckstein
* May 10, 1645 † April 10, 1721. Career: 1688 Bavarian general wagon master; July 9, 1692 Imperial General Field Sergeant, November 2, 1692 Lieutenant Field Marshal, May 20, 1705 with rank of April 16, 1704 Feldzeugmeister, June 3, 1708 with rank of June 6, 1707 Field Marshal
  • Ascanio Alessandro Marchese di Guadagni
* around 1685 † February 27 (March 6?) 1759. Career: January 19, 1734 Field Sergeant, April 19, 1737 Lieutenant Field Marshal, December 11, 1749 Cavalry General, July 14, 1754 Field Marshal
  • Joseph Count of Guadagni
* October 16, 1725 † December 21, 1801. Career: April 10, 1783 with rank of major general from February 28, 1783
* August 15, 1708 † March 23, 1763. Career: July 21, 1752 Field Sergeant, February 2, 1758 Lieutenant Field Marshal, October 27, 1762 Feldzeugmeister
  • Peter Alexander Count Guasco of Clavières
* February 3, 1714 † July 30, 1780. Career: February 17, 1758 Field Sergeant, July 22, 1760 with rank of March 27, 1760 Lieutenant General, January 19, 1771 with rank of July 30, 1770 Feldzeugmeister
  • Tullo Marchese di Guerrieri
*? †?. Career: July 24, 1688 Field Sergeant (title)
  • Georg Gugg of Guggenthal
* around 1750 † 17./18. December 1811. Career: December 15, 1802, ranked Major General from February 1, 1803, retired in 1805
  • Joseph Philipp Count of Guicciardi
* August 17, 1704 † 1790. Career: January 22, 1752 Field Sergeant, April 9, 1764 with rank of March 13, 1759 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Karl Count of Guicciardi
† March 15, 1835. Career: July 20, 1810 major general, 1814 retired, 1815 in Modenese service, January 20, 1829 field marshal lieutenant (character) honorary
  • Wilhelm Freiherr von Guin (identical to the Scots William Gunn)
* approx. 1604 † 1661. Career: 1631–1638 in the Swedish Army (Bodensee, Nördlingen), ennobled in England in 1639, in Ulm since 1640, Colonel Guin in the Imperial Army since 1641, January 20, 1648 Sergeant General
  • Peter von Gummer
† July 12, 1800. Career: March 4, 1796 with rank of February 28, 1795 major general, October 2, 1799 with rank of September 21, 1799 Lieutenant Field Marshal, February 17, 1800 retired
  • Georg Wilhelm Freiherr Guretzky von Kornitz and Gureck
* 1720 † August 23, 1784. Career: May 1, 1773 with rank of February 1, 1770 major general
  • Wenzel Hroznata Count von Guttenstein
* 1663 † 3rd / 4th century March 1716. Career: December 24, 1700 sergeant-general, April 29, 1704 lieutenant, May 24, 1708 master-general
* 1763; † February 5, 1817. Career: May 12, 1813 Major General
* June 12, 1738 † August 13, 1802. Career: October 12, 1788 with rank of October 6, 1788 Major General, December 29, 1793 with rank of December 20, 1783 Lieutenant Field Marshal, February 28, 1797 retired
  • Karl August Freiherr von Gyldenhoff
*? † October 10, 1764. Career: January 20, 1757 Field Sergeant
  • Christian Count of Gyldenløve zu Samsøe
* February 28, 1674 † July 16, 1703. Career: 1695 Danish lieutenant general, 1696 general of infantry and general of cavalry, 31 August 1697 lieutenant general field marshal; December 20, 1702 Imperial Feldzeugmeister
  • Clemens August Ferdinand Freiherr von Gymnich
* July 20, 1739 † February 1, 1806. Career: February 28, 1779 major general; 1779 Mainz. general
* September 12, 1766 † April 27, 1835. Career: July 24, 1800 with rank of July 17, 1800 Major General, August 14, 1808 Lieutenant General, October 7, 1815 retired
  • Count Franz Gyulai of Máros-Neméth and Nádaska
* November 27, 1714 † July 30, 1787. Career: June 25, 1752 Field Sergeant
  • Franz II. Count Gyulai of Máros-Németh and Nádaska
* August 11, 1674 † October 18, 1728. Career: May 7, 1716 Field Sergeant, October 13, 1723 Lieutenant Field Marshal
* September 11, 1763 † November 11, 1831. Career: May 16, 1797 with rank of June 17, 1797 Major General, October 29, 1800 with rank of November 21, 1800 Lieutenant Field Marshal, July 26, 1813 Feldzeugmeister
* 1723 † April 24, 1802. Career: October 4, 1766 with rank of October 31, 1761 General Field Sergeant, January 6, 1777 with rank of January 9, 1768 Lieutenant Field Marshal
  • Stephan II. Count Gyulai of Máros-Németh and Nádaska
* 1683 † October 13, 1758. Career: March 16, 1741 field sergeant, 1754 with rank of July 6, 1752 field marshal lieutenant

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Engerisser, Pavel Hrnčiřík: Nördlingen 1634, The Battle of Nördlingen, turning point of the Gritsky Years War, p. 259, footnote 15, ISBN 978-3-926621-78-8 .