Karl_Mercandin

Karl Mercandin

Karl Mercandin

Austrian general

Ignaz Karl Mercandin (d. 13 April 1799) became an Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was promoted Generalmajor in 1792 and commanded a cavalry brigade at Mainz in 1795. Promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant, he served in the Rhine campaign of 1796 as a division commander. In 1799, he led a division at Verona and Magnano. Mortally wounded in the latter battle, he died a week later.

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References

  • Dodge, Theodore Ayrault (2011). Warfare in the Age of Napoleon: The Revolutionary Wars Against the First Coalition in Northern Europe and the Italian Campaign, 1789-1797. Vol. 1. Leonaur Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85706-598-8.
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  • Smith, Digby; Kudrna, Leopold. "Austrian Generals of 1792-1815: Mercandin, (Ignaz) Karl Graf". napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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