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511:. The general retorted, "Kinsky knows what he has to do", but his soldiers did not participate meaningfully in the battle. It was the same with the archduke's column. When news of the Coalition debacle reached him at 2:00 PM, Kinsky retreated east toward Tournai in company with Charles. Historian
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which lasted from 21 to 30 April. However, there is no specific information. The records do not show that he held any other military commands after 1794. He was appointed an
Imperial Privy Councillor on 3 December 1801. He continued as Supreme Director of the Theresian Military Academy until his
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remarked that, "the 29,000 men of these columns might have been a hundred miles away". One authority placed French losses at 3,000 killed and wounded plus seven guns captured out of a total of 82,000 men. The
Coalition, which only managed to bring 48,000 troops into action, lost 4,000 killed and
561:(1731–1804) also became a Feldmarschall, his nephew Philipp Joseph, Count Kinsky (1741–1827) became a General-major. Cousins Franz de Paula Joseph, Count Kinsky (1768–1843) and Karl, Count Kinsky (1766–1831), who were brothers, both became Feldmarschall-Leutnants.
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by falling on the columns of Otto and York with 40,000 men. Otto was driven back while York was compelled to cut his way out of the trap with heavy losses in men and guns. As York's command was being mauled, several couriers arrived urging Kinsky to seize
444:'s division. Mack's plan was too ambitious and only Otto and York reached their proper stations at nightfall on 17 May. Clerfayt only began crossing the Leie at 1:00 AM. Bussche ran into stiff opposition, was drubbed and chased out of the area. Otto held
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and his staff refused to disturb him. In the night, Mack sent
Charles orders to drop off 10 battalions and 20 squadrons to observe Lille and move with Kinsky to Lannoy so as to cover York's left flank. In the absence of their army commander
491:- met the crisis resolutely. Acting commander Souham instructed Moreau to hold off Clerfayt while his own and Bonnaud's divisions counterattacked the Coalition columns under Otto and York. Meanwhile, André Drut's division near
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wounded plus 1,500 men and six guns captured. However, the French claimed to have captured 32 guns and inflicted nearly 1,900 casualties on York's column alone.
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on 22 September 1794. Since the promotion was to date from 19 April 1794, this implies that he distinguished himself in operations preceding the
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on 12 July. He married
Countess Maria Renata von und zu Trauttmansdorff (1741–1808) a week later on 19 July 1779. He received promotion to
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This source gave 23 April 1737 as an alternate birthday but listed his birth order after Maria
Josepha who was born on 11 October 1738.
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York realized his column was badly exposed because of
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school in his regiment with his own funds, the first cadet school in the
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in a trap. The operation called for six columns to converge on the French units holding a salient at
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planned an operation whereby 73,350 Coalition troops would advance to catch the French divisions of
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on 19 March 1785 and two days later was named
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200:Franz Joseph, Count Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
23:Franz Joseph, Count Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
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582:"František Ferdinand Kinský z Vchynic a Tetova"
361:. He served in the Coalition army commanded by
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294:on 13 October 1764. He was elevated in rank to
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