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Years of service
  
1752–1797

Rank
  
Feldmarschall-Leutnant


Name
  
Peter von

Allegiance
  
Habsburg Monarchy

Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich

Born
  
12 June 1738Sichelberg (Zumberak), modern-day Croatia (
1738-06-12
)

Battles/wars
  
Seven Years' WarWar of the Bavarian SuccessionAustro–Turkish War (1787–1791)French Revolutionary Wars

Awards
  
Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight (1779), Commander (1795)

Died
  
August 13, 1802, Vienna, Austria

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Dagobert Sigmund von Wur, Jozsef Alvinczi, Napoleon, Archduke Charles - Duke of T, Andre Massena

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Peter Vitus Freiherr von Quosdanovich (Croatian: Petar Vid Gvozdanović; 12 June 1738 – 13 August 1802) was a Croatian nobleman and general of the Habsburg Monarchy. He achieved the rank of Feldmarschall-Lieutenant and was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He played a major role in several battles against the French Army of Italy led by Napoleon during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Early years

Petar Vid Gvozdanović was born in Žumberak (Sichelburg) in modern-day Croatia, and joined the Varaždin Grenz Hussar Regiment # 41 in 1752. He fought in the Seven Years' War. He distinguished himself in the War of the Bavarian Succession of 1778-9. He was promoted to colonel of the Slavonian Hussar regiment and decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He fought during the Austro–Turkish War (1787–1791), becoming a General-Major and taking over the command of Alt Gradisca. He was a relative of Karl Paul von Quosdanovich.

Wars with France

During the War of the First Coalition Quosdanovich first commanded a brigade, then a division. At the crucial defeat at Fleurus he commanded the second column. On 24 September 1795, while leading a division, he scored an impressive victory over two French divisions at the Battle of Handschuhsheim (now a district of Heidelberg). In July 1796 he transferred to Italy, where he led a corps under Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser and József Alvinczi in four attempts to break the French Siege of Mantua. In the first, he lost the Battle of Lonato after a complicated series of maneuvers between 29 July and 4 August 1796. During the second relief, he participated in the Battle of Bassano on 8 September, but avoided being trapped in Mantua with Wurmser. In the third relief of Mantua he led the Friaul Corps in the Second Battle of Bassano and the Battle of Arcole. He led two brigades at the crucial Battle of Rivoli. He retired from the army in 1797 and died at Vienna on 13 August 1802.

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