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    Joseph Radetzky von Radetz

    Czech nobleman and Austrian general

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  1. Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky of Radetz died from pneumonia on 5 January 1858 in Milan. The Emperor wished him to be buried in the Capuchin crypt (the Imperial Crypt in Vienna ); however, Radetzky had bequeathed his earthly remains, and the right to bury him, to Joseph Gottfried Pargfrieder , an army supplies merchant and land owner, who decades ...

  2. Apr 3, 2024 · battles of Custoza. Joseph, Graf Radetzky (born November 2, 1766, Trebnice, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died January 5, 1858, Milan [Italy]) was an Austrian field marshal and military reformer whose long record of victorious campaigns made him a national hero.

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  3. Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Graf Radetzky von Radetz (2 November 1766 – 5 January 1858) was a Czech nobleman and Austrian field marshal. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg monarchy during the later period of the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards began military...

  4. Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Graf Radetzky von Radetz was a Czech nobleman and Austrian field marshal. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg monarchy during the later period of the Napoleonic Wars and proved instrumental in the allied victory as one of the primary architects of the Trachenburg Plan and the Leipzig Campaign. Afterwards, he embarked on military reforms ...

  5. Emperor Franz Joseph finally forced him to retire at age 90 in 1857. He died in Milan a few months later and was buried at Austria's warrior pantheon in Heldenberg. The Italians, aided by the French, made quick capital of Radetzky's departure: in 1859 they defeated his former army and reclaimed most of the Austrian-held territories.

    • November 2, 1766
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  7. Jan 10, 2024 · He died in Milan on 5 January 1858 [1] and was buried at Austria's warrior pantheon in Heldenberg. Sources. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Encyclopedia Britannica: Joseph, Graf Radetzky.

  8. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Joseph Radetzky, Graf Radetzky de Radetz (yō´zĕf rädĕt´skē gräf rädĕt´skē də rä´dĕts), 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal. In the war of 1848–49 against Sardinia (see Risorgimento) he won the brilliant victories of Custozza (1848) and Novara (1849). He was governor of Upper Italy (1849–57).

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