Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd was a Croatian general in the Habsburg monarchy imperial army service. He joined the army in 1755 and fought against the Kingdom of Prussia, Ottoman Turkey, and the Firs
Matija Rukavina Bojnogradski (Croatian)
1812 painting of the Battle of Montenotte by René Théodore Berthon
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Grenz infantry or Grenzers or Granichary were combined border guard troops who came from the Military Frontier in the Habsburg monarchy. This borderland formed a buffer zone between Christian Europe a
Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd
…Startschewitsch (Starčević). He enlisted in a Hungarian regiment and fought with distinction during the Seven Years' War. Afterward, he served with the Grenz infantry (also known as Croats). He won promotion to major in 1778. He attained the social title of Ritter on 15 October 1779, adding von Boynograd to his…
Serbian Grenzer, 1742