Joseph Ocskay von Ocsko
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Joseph Ocskay von Ocskó joined the army of the Habsburg monarchy and rose to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in numerous actions in the Italian campaign of
Salò and Lake Garda
Napoleon at the Battle of Rivoli by Félix Philippoteaux, 1844
Battle of Rivoli
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The Battle of Rivoli was a key military engagement during the War of the First Coalition near the village of Rivoli, then part of the Republic of Venice. In the climax of the Italian campaign of 1796–
Joseph Ocskay von Ocsko
…strength and drove it back toward Trento. During the fourth attempt to relieve Mantua, Ocskay commanded the 4th Column of six columns engaged in the Battle of Rivoli on 14 January 1797. At first, his and Prince Reuss' columns marched with Quasdanovich's division in the Adige River gorge. Shortly before the battle…
Battle of Rivoli
Battle of Rivoli
Bonaparte reviewing Austrian prisoners. Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy, 1797 is by Edouard Detaille.