Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles
Johann Gabriel Josef Albert, Marquess of Chasteler and Courcelles (22 January 1763 – 7 May 1825) was a Walloon, born near Mons, Belgium. He entered the military service of Habsburg Austria at an early age and trained as an engineer at the Ingenieurakademie in Vienna. Serving as chief of staff to Spleny in the Turkish War from 1788, he won the Ritterkreuz (Knight’s Cross) of the Order of Maria Theresa for outstanding bravery at the Battle of Focsani in action against the Ottoman Turks.
Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles | |
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Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles | |
| Born | 22 January 1763 Mons, Austrian Netherlands |
| Died | 7 May 1825 (aged 62) Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia |
| Allegiance | Austrian Empire |
| Service/ | Engineers |
| Years of service | 1776 – 1825 |
| Rank | Feldzeugmeister |
| Battles/wars | Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791) French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC 1790, CC 1799 Order of Leopold, 1809 |
| Other work | Inhaber Infantry Regiment # 64 Inhaber, Infantry Regiment # 46 Inhaber, Infantry Regiment # 27 Privy Councillor, 1816 |
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