József Alvinczi

József Alvinczi

Freiherr Joseph Alvinczi von Borberek also known as Baron József Alvinczi de Borberek (German: Joseph Alvinczy, Freiherr von Berberek; 1 February 1735 – 25 September 1810) was a soldier in the Habsburg Army and a field marshal of the Austrian Empire. He is remembered for handing Napoleon his first two defeats, at the battles of Bassano and Caldiero, both in 1796 and just days apart; moreover, the Austrian army consisted mainly of new recruits and inexperienced officers, had no internal cohesion. By the time of the Battle of Rivoli, Alvinczi's health had deteriorated as a result of the winter campaign. Napoleon would later remark that Alvinczi was the best general he had fought thus far. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. József Alvinczi is the 1,458th most popular military personnel (down from 1,240th in 2019). (down from 2,234th in 2019)