COMMANDER // 1817–1896
Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld
generalmajorAustrian Empire1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1817 – 1896
Active service 1866 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 49.
Profile
Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld was an Austro-Hungarian military officer who fought against Giuseppe Garibaldi in the wars of Italian independence and served as Imperial and Royal Minister of War from 1868 to 1874. During his term, a unified system of conscription for both Cisleithania and Transleithania was introduced, corporal punishment in military service was abolished, and the Franz-Josephinian Land Survey was initiated. He was a supporter of the Austro-Hungarian polar expedition and an opponent of the Austria-Hungary's 1879 alliance with the German Empire.
Battles (1)
1866
Battle of BezzeccaAustro-Prussian War · Austrian Empire