Joseph Canto d'Irles
Austrian general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Franz Canto d'Irles or Canto d'Yrlès (29 March 1726 – 11 April 1797) was an Austrian general officer who led his troops against Napoleon Bonaparte's French army during the Siege of Mantua in 1796–1797. He joined the Austrian army as a teenager and fought in the Seven Years' War. He was promoted to Colonel (Oberst) during the War of the Bavarian Succession and to Generalmajor during the Austro-Turkish War. He was promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant in 1795 and assigned to command the fortress of Mantua in Italy. For successfully defending the fortress for two months, he received the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa in August 1796. He was superseded in command during the later part of the siege and died two months after the fortress surrendered in February 1797.
Joseph Canto d'Irles | |
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Born | 29 March 1726 (1726-03-29) Vienna, Austria |
Died | 11 April 1797 (1797-04-12) (aged 71)[1][note 1] Varaždin, Croatia |
Allegiance | Habsburg monarchy |
Service/ | Infantry |
Rank | Feldmarschall-Leutnant |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa, CC |