Daniel Mecséry de Tsoor (29 September 1759 – 30 December 1823) commanded the left wing of the

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army at the

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during the

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. In the early part of the

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, he served as an officer in the 3rd hussar regiment, distinguishing himself at Biberach in 1796 and later rising to command the 10th hussar regiment in 1798. Promoted to general officer in 1800, he led the advance guard at

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and the rear guard at

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. In 1805 he led his troops at

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. At Eschenau on 20 October 1805 he was seriously injured on his head and bust, his miraculous recovery of the grievous wounds earning him "the Toughest Headed Hungarian" nickname. He was elevated in rank to

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in 1809. From 1814 he held the position of Commanding General of Silezia and Moravia. Became a member of the

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(1815) and the Interior Privy Council. Died at

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in 1823. Mecséry was decorated by both the Knight's Cross (11 May 1796), and the Commander's Cross (1808) of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.

References

* * *Réfi, Attila (2014). ''The Field Officer Corps of the Imperial-Royal Hussars in the Age of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815).'' Budapest: MTA BT KK - Nádasdy Ferenc Múzeum. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mecsery, Daniel Hungarian soldiers Austrian generals Austrian military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Austrian Empire commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1759 births 1823 deaths