Service/branch Staff, Infantry Rank Feldzeugmeister | Name Karl von | |
Born 1746
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony ( 1746 ) Years of service Prussia: ?-1789
Austria: 1789-1809 Battles/wars French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars Awards Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC 1801 Other work Inhaber Infantry Regiment Nr. 29 Died February 21, 1817, Vienna, Austria Battles and wars French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire | ||
Karl Friedrich von Lindenau (1746 – 21 February 1817), served in the Prussian army before an incident compelled him to switch allegiance to Habsburg Austria in 1789. A staff officer at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, he was asked to mentor the young Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. The association with Charles lasted for the rest of his military career. After being promoted to general officer in 1797, he led a brigade during the 1799 campaign and was elevated in rank to division commander. In 1803 he was appointed Proprietor (Inhaber) of an infantry regiment. In 1805 he fought with distinction while leading a grenadier division in Italy. The 1809 campaign found him leading an infantry division in Germany, after which he retired from active service.