Joseph Ocskay von Ocsko
| Joseph Ocskay von Ocskó | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1740 Modern-day Slovakia |
| Died |
8 December 1805 (aged 65) Dubova, modern-day Romania |
| Allegiance |
 Habsburg Austria
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| Rank | General-Major |
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| Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC (1789) |
Joseph Ocskay von Ocskó (1740 – 8 December 1805) joined the army of the Habsburg Empire and rose to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in numerous actions in the 1796-1797 Italian campaign against the French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte. In particular, he led a combat brigade during the first, third, and fourth Austrian attempts to relieve the Siege of Mantua.
Born in Očkov (Ocsko), Slovakia in 1740, Ocskay joined the Austrian military and earned promotion to Major in 1782. Whether he fought in the Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791) is not known. However, he received the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa on 21 December 1789, and was granted the noble title Freiherr on 28 July 1790. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars and became a General-Major on 1 January 1794. In early 1796, he commanded a brigade in the Army of the Upper Rhine.
In April 1796, Bonaparte's successes in the Montenotte Campaign forced the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont to quit the First Coalition. In May, the French Army of Italy defeated Johann Peter Beaulieu's Austrian army and drove it from the Duchy of Milan. Bonaparte's victory in the Battle of Borghetto isolated the key fortress of Mantua. These setbacks prompted the Austrian high command to order substantial reinforcements in soldiers to Italy. Ocskay transferred to Dagobert von Wurmser's Italian army as part of this strategic shift.
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