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József Alvinczi

general field marshalHungaryHabsburg monarchy6 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1735 – 1810

17401750176017701780179018001810War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars — April 20, 1792 · Habsburg Monarchy · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Caldiero — November 12, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of the Bridge of Arcole — November 15, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · Napoleonic WarsItalian Campaign of 1796-1797 — January 1, 1796 · Holy Roman Empire · French Revolutionary WarsSecond Battle of Bassano — November 6, 1796 · Habsburg monarchy · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Rivoli — January 14, 1797 · Habsburg monarchy · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1792–1797 — 6 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 57.

Profile

Freiherr Joseph Alvinczi von Borberek also known as Baron József Alvinczi de Borberek was a soldier and an officer in the Habsburg Army and a field marshal of the Austrian Empire. He is remembered for handing Napoleon his first two defeats, at the battles of Bassano and Caldiero, both in 1796 and just days apart; moreover, the Austrian army consisted mainly of new recruits and inexperienced officers, and it had no internal cohesion. By the time of the Battle of Rivoli, Alvinczi's health had deteriorated as a result of the winter campaign. Napoleon would later remark that Alvinczi was the best general he had fought thus far.

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Battles (6)

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