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COMMANDER // 1755–1809

Josef Philipp Vukassovich

field marshal-lieutenantCroatiaHabsburg monarchy6 battles5 wars

Lifespan

1755 – 1809

17601770178017901800Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802War of the Third Coalition · 1805-1806Battle of Lodi — May 10, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · Napoleonic WarsSecond Battle of Dego — April 15, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Rivoli — January 14, 1797 · Habsburg monarchy · French Revolutionary WarsSiege of Mantua — February 2, 1797 · Austria · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Cassano — April 27, 1799 · Russian Empire · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Verona — October 18, 1805 · Austrian Empire · War of the Third Coalition

Active service 1796–1805 — 6 battles across 5 wars; first command at age 41.

Profile

Baron Josef Philipp Vukassovich was an Austrian soldier who joined the army of Habsburg monarchy and fought against both Ottoman Empire and the First French Republic. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded a brigade in the Italian campaign of 1796–1797 against Napoleon Bonaparte. He led a division during the Napoleonic Wars and received a fatal wound in action.

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Battles (6)

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