Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló
| Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló | |
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Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló
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| Born | 1737 Kunhegyes, in modern-day Hungary |
| Died |
17 November 1801 (aged 64) Csomaköz, Hungary |
| Allegiance |
 Habsburg Austria
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| Service/branch | Cavalry |
| Rank | Feldmarschall-Leutnant |
| Battles/wars |
Seven Years' War
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| Awards |
Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC (1793) |
Seven Years' War
War of the Bavarian Succession
Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791)
Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC (1793)
Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló (1737 – 17 November 1801) joined the Austrian army in 1756 and fought the Prussians, Ottoman Turks, and French during a long military career. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he fought in several campaigns. He commanded a division in the 1796-1797 Italian campaign against the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was Proprietor (Inhaber) of an Austrian Uhlan regiment from 1792 to 1797 and a Hussar regiment from 1797 to 1801.
A Hungarian, Mészáros was born in Kunhegyes in 1737. He entered the Austrian military service in 1756 as a Cornet in the Desewffy Hussar Regiment # 30. He fought in the Seven Years' War and became a Major on 10 January 1774. He was promoted to Oberst-Leutnant on 1 November 1778 during the War of the Bavarian Succession. On 1 May 1784, he was appointed Oberst (Colonel) of the Kaiser Joseph II Hussar Regiment # 2. During the Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791), he was promoted General-Major as a reward for leading a successful cavalry charge at the Battle of Focsani and other exploits.
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