Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz
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| Born | 1738 Gran, Hungary |
| Died | 10 May 1809 (aged 71) Buda, Hungary |
| Allegiance |  Habsburg monarchy |
| Years of service | 1757–1805 |
| Rank | Feldmarschall-Leutnant |
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| Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa (Commander) |
Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz (1738 – 10 May 1809) was a military officer in the armies of the
Early career
Born in
French Revolutionary Wars
Rhine 1793-1795
In 1793 Ott served on the upper Rhine in actions at Offenbach, Schaid and Brumath. On 1 January 1794, he received promotion to General-Major. He continued to serve in the same theater in 1794-1795.
Italy 1796-1797
Ott transferred to the Italian campaign against
After
Italy 1799
Ott served under
Italy 1800
After the Austrian army of Michael von Melas invested a French army in Genoa during April 1800, Ott was given command of the siege operations. Ordered to raise the Siege of Genoa on 2 June, he disobeyed orders and remained in position.[9] As he hoped, a few hours later, André Masséna asked for terms and formally surrendered to Ott on 4 June. In the bitterly fought Battle of Montebello on 9 June, a French force led by Jean Lannes defeated Ott's corps. He had fought the battle against orders. When the Austrian chief of staff begged him to withdraw at the beginning of the action, Ott replied, "My outposts are attacked. I march to succor them."[10]
At the Battle of Marengo on 14 June, Ott commanded the Austrian left wing. Because of congestion in the bridgehead, it took a long time for the left wing to deploy. However, once his attack at mid-day got underway, it broke the French right flank and helped convince them to retreat from Marengo.[11] Later in the battle, when French reinforcements defeated the Austrian main body, Ott withdrew in good order and brought his command off in safety.[12] This was his last active command.
Retirement
In 1801, he became the proprietor of the Ott Hussar Regiment # 5.[13] He retired from the army in 1805. The Ott Hussars served in Italy and Hungary during the War of the Fifth Coalition in 1809.[14] Ott died in Buda on 10 May of that year.
References
- Arnold, James R. Marengo & Hohenlinden. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword, 2005. ISBN 1-84415-279-0
- Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.
- Boycott-Brown, Martin. The Road to Rivoli. London: Cassell & Co., 2001. ISBN 0-304-35305-1
- Chandler, David. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan, 1979. ISBN 0-02-523670-9
- Clausewitz, Carl von (2018). Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign. Trans and ed. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-2676-2
- Clausewitz, Carl von (2020). Napoleon Absent, Coalition Ascendant: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland, Volume 1. Trans and ed. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-3025-7
- Clausewitz, Carl von (2021). The Coalition Crumbles, Napoleon Returns: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland, Volume 2. Trans and ed. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-3034-9
- Pivka, Otto von. Armies of the Napoleonic Era. New York: Taplinger Publishing, 1979. ISBN 0-8008-5471-3
- Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
External links
Footnotes
- ^ a b Smith-Kudrna, Ott
- ^ Boycott-Brown, pp 385 & 392
- ^ Smith, pp 123-124
- ^ Boycott-Brown, pp 434-435
- ^ Boycott-Brown, p 439
- ^ Chandler, p 323, 465. Chandler incorrectly credits Ott instead of Otto with the victory at the Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies.
- ^ Smith, pp 151-152, 152, 159
- ^ Smith, p 163
- ^ Arnold, p 75
- ^ Arnold, p 122
- ^ Arnold, pp 161-162
- ^ Arnold, p 183
- ^ Pivka, p 91
- ^ Bowden, p 107
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