Field Marshal Michael von Melas

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Maria_Theresa
gptkbp:birthDate March 11, 1728
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Vienna_Central_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Johann_von_Melas
gptkbp:commanded Austrian_forces
gptkbp:deathDate May 24, 1806
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy_in_Vienna
gptkbp:famousQuote "Victory is the only option."
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Spanish_Army
Austrian_Allies
gptkbp:hasEvents General
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_the_Austrian_military
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Michael von Melas
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy
gptkbp:knownFor Military_leadership_during_the_Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Austrian_Army
Captain
Colonel
Lieutenant
Lieutenant General
Major General
Flanking maneuvers
Defensive tactics
gptkbp:nationality Austrian
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Marengo
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Graz,_Austria
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Vienna,_Austria
gptkbp:portrait Unknown artist
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Count_Franz_von_Lacy
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
gptkbp:serviceYears 1745–1806
gptkbp:spouse Maria_Anna_von_Melas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Archduke_Charles_of_Austria