Peter Vitus by Quosdanovich

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Peter Vitus Freiherr von Quosdanovich (Croatian Petar Vid barun Gvozdanović ) (born June 12, 1738 in the hamlet Pavlanci near the village of Brezovac Žumberački in the Žumberak Mountains (Sichelburg), Croatia southwest of the capital Zagreb ; † August 13, 1802 in Vienna , Austria ) was a Croatian nobleman and Austrian officer, most recently a Lieutenant Field Marshal .

Peter Vitus Freiherr von Quosdanovich

Life

Quosdanovich was born as the son of the Croatian lieutenant Petar Gvozdanović (Quosdanovich) and his wife Magdalena Gvozdanović. Milaković born. He had three brothers, Pavao / Paul, Mihajlo / Michael and Danijel / Daniel. In 1764 he married Ivana Majerhofer-Grunbihel, from the marriage the Antun / Anton emerged.

At the age of fourteen he joined a hussar regiment in 1752 . He fought in the Seven Years War and rose to be Rittmeister . In 1773 he became lieutenant colonel and commander of the Karlsstadt Border Hussar Regiment No. 40. As such, he distinguished himself during the War of the Bavarian Succession . He fought at Hradecz, Weisskirchen and Taubnitz. For his services he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Maria Theresa Order and he was appointed Colonel of the Slavonian Hussar Regiment No. 43 . In 1779 he was raised to the baron status. He also distinguished himself in the Russian-Austrian Turkish War and was promoted to major general.

In the first coalition war, he initially commanded a brigade and was promoted to field marshal lieutenant in 1792. With this rank he took over command of a division . He served first on the Upper Rhine and later in the Netherlands. In the Battle of Fleurus in 1794 he commanded one of the Allied columns. In particular, he excelled in the battle of Handschuhsheim on September 22, 1795 and forced the French to retreat across the Rhine. Under the command of Dagobert Wurmser , he was involved in the reconquest of Mannheim . In 1795 he was appointed commander of the Maria Theresa Order for his services.

Then he was transferred to Italy with Wurmser. Their task was to bring relief to the besieged city of Mantua and to recapture northern Italy from Napoleon . Quosdanovich was involved in all four attempts to liberate Mantua. In July and August 1796 he commanded the right wing of the Austrian army. He marched along Lake Garda with the aim of interrupting Napoleon's communication and supply lines. He managed to take Brescia . On July 31, he was defeated by Napoleon at Lonato and had to retreat to Brescia. He attempted to break through the French lines on August 3 to aid Wurmser but was defeated again at Lonato.

In Wurmser's second attempt at relief for Mantua, Quosdanovich was defeated at Primolano on September 7 and had to retreat to Trento . In the renewed unsuccessful advance under the command of Joseph Alvinczy von Berberek , he was involved again. During the latter's last attack in January 1797, he commanded a division under Alvinczy, but was forced to retreat at the Battle of Rivoli , which greatly contributed to the Austrian defeat. As a result, Quosdanovich was retired.

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SURNAME Quosdanovich, Peter Vitus von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1738
PLACE OF BIRTH Sichelburg
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1802
Place of death Vienna