Josef Philipp Vukassovich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian general
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Place of Birth: Croatia
About Josef Philipp Vukassovich
- Baron Josef Philipp Vukassovich (Croatian: Barun Josip Filip Vukasovic; 1755 – 9 August 1809) was a Croatian soldier who joined the army of Habsburg Monarchy and fought against both Ottoman Empire and the First French Republic.
- During the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded a brigade in the 1796–1797 Italian campaign against Napoleon Bonaparte.
- He led a division during the Napoleonic Wars and received a fatal wound in action. While serving in the Grenz infantry from the Croatian Military Frontier, Vukassovich received a coveted military award for notable actions in battle against the Ottomans.
- Still leading his Grenzers, he fought against the French in Italy.
- While still a colonel, he was entrusted with the command of an infantry brigade in early 1796.
- Finally appointed a general officer, he participated in nearly every battle in Italy that year, including all four Austrian attempts to raise the Siege of Mantua.
- In 1799, he led troops in Italy against the French with success.
- The following year saw him leading troops against Bonaparte again. Appointed to lead a division in Italy in 1805, Vukassovich was soon sacked for failing to halt a French attack.
- The year 1809 found him leading a division in the invasion of Bavaria.
- He fought capably in several actions near Regensburg in April.
- He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Wagram in July while leading his troops.
- Among Austrian generals, he demonstrated above-average initiative and skill, particularly in 1796 and 1809.
- He was Proprietor (Inhaber) of an Austrian infantry regiment.
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