Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló
Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló | |
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![]() Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló | |
Born | 1737 Kunhegyes, Hungary |
Died | 17 November 1801 Csomaköz, Hungary | (aged 64)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Cavalry |
Rank | Feldmarschall-Leutnant |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War War of the Bavarian Succession Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791)
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Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC (1793) Military Order of Maria Theresa, CC (1796) |
Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló (1737 – 17 November 1801) joined the
regiment from 1797 to 1801.Early career
A Hungarian, Mészáros was born in
French Revolutionary War
Rhine 1792-1796
In 1792, he became proprietor of the Mészáros Uhlan Regiment (this became # 1 in 1798) and held this dignity until 1797. The mounted lancer unit was formed by combining two uhlan squadrons each from the Kaiser, Karaczay, Levenehr, and Lobkowitz Chevauxleger Regiments.
Italy 1796-1797
Immediately after Ettlingen, Mészáros went to Italy, where Wurmser had replaced
At the beginning of the second relief of Mantua, Mészáros lay west of Bassano with a division of 10,673 soldiers.[7] Unexpectedly, Bonaparte defeated Austrian forces at the Battle of Rovereto in the Tyrol. Then the main French army moved east and south down the Brenta valley to defeat Wurmser at the Battle of Bassano on 8 September. Instead of retreating to the east, Wurmser moved southwest to unite with Mészáros and marched hard for Mantua.[8] The Austrians evaded Bonaparte's pursuit and reached the fortress, though the French forced them to fight a costly battle at La Favorita Palace on 15 September.[9] After this, Mészáros and his soldiers suffered through the long Siege of Mantua before Wurmser surrendered to Bonaparte on 2 February 1797.
Later career
In 1797, he became proprietor of Mészáros Hussar Regiment # 35 (it was renumbered # 10 in 1798) and commander of the Hungarian Insurrections, a national militia. Soon after Mantua, he retired from active military service. He died in 1801 at Csomaköz in Hungary.[10]
Footnotes
References
Printed materials
- Boycott-Brown, Martin. The Road to Rivoli. London: Cassell & Co., 2001. ISBN 0-304-35305-1
- ISBN 0-02-523670-9
- Fiebeger, G. J. (1911). The Campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte of 1796–1797. West Point, New York: US Military Academy Printing Office.
- ISBN 0-8008-5471-3
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9