Friedrich Franz Xaver, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was an Austrian general. He joined the Austrian military and fought against the Kingdom of Prussia, Ottoman Turkey, and the First French Republi
Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern (circa 1830)
Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern
Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
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The siege of Mantua lasted from 4 June 1796 to 2 February 1797 with a short break where French forces under the overall command of Napoleon Bonaparte besieged and blockaded a large Austrian garrison a
Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
…organize an orderly retreat. During the Castiglione campaign, he commanded a brigade in the column of Johann Mészáros. In the third relief attempt of the Siege of Mantua, Hohenzollern commanded the army's advance guard. He led his troops in a hard-fought victory over Napoleon Bonaparte during the Second Battle of Bassano…
Surrender of Mantua, February 2, 1797: General Wurmser surrenders to General Sérurier Hippolyte Lecomte, 1812
Battle of Castiglione, 5 August 1796
Battle of Bassano, 8 September 1796
La Favorita Palace was the scene of several actions