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in 1682, where the
Bavarian troops exercised in various forms of warfare. 12 October 1682, the day when the army drew up for the first time in combat formation under Degenfeld's command, was later celebrated as the founding day of the Bavarian Army. During his tenure, Degenfeld formed the artillery
427:, though nominally headed by Elector Maximilian Emanuel himself. After the relief of Vienna, and as a result of perceived slights from the elector, who now viewed himself as a war leader on his own account, Degenfeld requested to be released from Bavarian service, which was granted on 12 October.
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was praised, but he soon fell out with
Gyldenløve and the other commanders, resigning from the Norwegian army in March 1678. On 19 January 1678, he married Anna Maria Gersdorff (her second of three marriages), with whom he had a daughter, Maria Antonia. Degenfeld returned to Denmark, where he was
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Republic of Venice to re-enter its service. He was given command of the ground forces being assembled for a campaign against the Ottomans in Greece, under the overall command of the Venetian
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344:. Dismissed in 1676, he was restored to service with the rank of major general, conditional on recruiting a regiment. In this Degenfeld was unsuccessful, but was confirmed in his rank and sent with the Norwegian forces under
258:, who took in and educated many sons of the nobility. There Degenfeld learned French, exercised in knightly manner, and visited the local school. In 1666, having reached adulthood, he was sent to Crete, where his brothers
231:. Hannibal's five brothers followed their father's military career, two of them dying on the battlefield; three of them also entered the service of Venice in the Cretan War. Of his sisters, the most notable was
310:, partly from existing independent companies and partly from new recruits. In 1675 a court-martial condemned him for the regiment's indiscipline, but the king pardoned and restored him to his command.
365:. He nevertheless applied to resign his commission with the Danish army in the same year, which was granted on New Year's Day 1679, with his simultaneous promotion to the rank of lieutenant general.
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393:. The official Bavarian Army history describes Degenfeld as the reforms' "spiritual father", Maximilian Emanuel's "first counselor and aide", and the "founder of the new army".
270:. Degenfeld distinguished himself through bravery and ability, coming to command a company and the rank of major in his brothers' regiment. At the end of the war in 1669, the
459:, with some 3,000 Saxon troops sent to reinforce the Venetian army. He assumed command of the Venetian forces in the Morea and led them in the capture of the castle of
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awarded him a yearly pension of 500 ducats with the request to return to
Venetian service whenever the Republic would call upon him.
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on 4 September, where he fell ill and died on 12 October. He was accorded a state funeral and buried in the local cathedral.
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After his father's death, like his other siblings, Hannibal von
Degenfeld came under the guardianship of his eldest brother,
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as a separate corps and introduced modern six-pounder regimental guns, improved the army's logistical train, and introduced
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298:. In 1674 Degenfeld entered the service of the
266:were commanding a Venetian regiment during the
494:of disease, and the ascent of Morosini to the
490:. However, after the death of Königsmarck and
373:In 1681 Degenfeld entered the service of the
874:Pfister, Albert; von Landmann, Carl (1877).
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1015:Republic of Venice people of the Morean War
1010:Republic of Venice people of the Cretan War
467:, where he defeated the Ottomans under the
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171:. He fought in Venetian service during the
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284:John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick
246:Education and the Siege of Candia
240:Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
377:, rising quickly to the rank of
294:, Degenfeld participated in the
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153:Hannibal Freiherr von Degenfeld
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375:Electorate of Bavaria
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195:Early life and family
103:Electorate of Bavaria
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296:defence of Groningen
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66:Cause of death
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