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COMMANDER // 1729–1806

Michael von Melas

generalHabsburg monarchyHabsburg monarchy8 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1729 – 1806

17301740175017601770178017901800French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Battle of Borghetto — May 30, 1796 · Austria · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Cassano — April 27, 1799 · Russian Empire · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Genola — November 4, 1799 · Habsburg Austria · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Novi — August 15, 1799 · Russian Empire · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Trebbia — January 1, 1799 · Russia · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Marengo — June 14, 1800 · Habsburg monarchy · Napoleonic WarsSecond Italian Campaign — January 1, 1800 · Habsburg monarchy · War of the Second CoalitionSiege of Genoa — April 20, 1800 · Habsburg monarchy · War of the Second Coalition

Active service 1796–1800 — 8 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 67.

Profile

Michael Friedrich Benedikt Baron von Melas was a Transylvanian-born general of the cavalry of Greek descent for the Austrian Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Battles (8)

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