Austria
THE WAR OF THE BAVARIANÂ SUCCESSION
Joseph II and His Generals in 1779. The War of the Bavarian Succession- Prussian Soldiers. Before the Seven Years’ War, Frederick’s imperial strategy was largely negative. But when Joseph’s brief enthusiasm for his imperial office faded away in the early 1770s, he could see the opportunities for more positive action. As the Habsburg gamekeeper turned poacher, the Hohenzollern poacher could—perhaps…
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Battle of the Mincio River, (8 February 1814)
Field Marshal Heinrich von Bellegarde and his staff at the battle of the Mincio River, by Albrecht Adam. The Battle of the Mincio River (or Roverbella, a village some miles north of Mantua) was fought between the ArmĂ©e d’Italie under Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, and…
Frederick Invades Austria a Second Time; Siege of Olmütz I
On March 15, 1758, the king marched from his winter quarters in Breslau. He started on the third campaign of this conflict, waiting until the frosts were gone and the cold winter winds had subsided. The headquarters was moved to Kloster-GrĂĽssau and the army was encamped between there and Landshut.…
Frederick Invades Austria a Second Time; Siege of Olmütz II
Laudon, on May 2, 1758 rose from his post and hustled forward upon Reichenau. Behind him, Daun prepped the main army for a similar move. The marshal’s men marched to Wodierold, on May 3. With that still unsatisfactory, Daun bolted through Choitzen (May 4), and, next day, finally reached his…
Frederick Invades Austria a Second Time; Siege of Olmütz III
Of greater import, General HĂĽlsen moved on Zschopau. Henry slowly and deliberately moved to join him, in the process leaving General Itzenplitz with eight battalions and seven squadrons, including two squadrons of the Szekely Hussars, at Zwickau. Itzenplitz was to play the spoiler to any effort in Henry’s direction that…
Battle of Custoza
The charge of the 13th Regiment of Austrian Uhlans. By Robert Heege It was June 24, 1866, late in the afternoon of a northern Italian summer, and Venice, the jewel of the Adriatic, was bleeding again. Down a dusty dirt road on the sun-streaked outskirts of the fabled city, a…
“Italy Is Ours”
Prince Eugene of Savoy led an Imperial relief force to Turin in 1706, intending to raise the French siege of the city during the War of the Spanish Succession. By David A. Norris Deep in a brick-lined tunnel, grenadiers of the army of Louis XIV hacked at a sturdy wooden…