Josef Freiherr von Smola (16 November 1805 in
Vienna
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– 29 June 1856 in
Lyon
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) was an Austrian officer.
Life
His father was
Josef von Smola (1764–1820)
Josef Freiherr von Smola (12 June 1764 in Teplice – 29 November 1820 in Vienna) was a (commissioned) officer and holder of the Knight's and Commander's Crosses of the Order of Maria Theresa.
Life
He joined the army as an artillery gunner in 1 ...
, officer and holder of the Knight's Cross of the Order of Maria Theresia. He graduated from Theresianischen Ritterakademie in
Vienna
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and in 1820 he joined the artillery, just as his father. He continued to study, namely at the Vienna Polytechnic Institute. In 1831, he rose to the rank of battery commander, in 1840 to the rank of captain and company commander, and in 1848 to the rank of major. In 1849 he rose to the rank of colonel, and he joined the general directorate of the artillery as district commander in
Vienna
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. From 1851, he worked as the artillery director in
Prague
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, 1852 in
Vienna
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and subsequently in
Galicia. After that, he was promoted to major general and obtained the 8th field artillery regiment. In 1855, he became president of the committee of Artillery. He died in
Lyon
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on his study trip.
References
* Constantin von Wurzbach: ''Smola, Joseph Freiherr von.'' un "''Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich", volume'' 35, published by L. C. Zamarski, Wien 1877, pp. 189–192.
* A. Schmidt-Brentano: ''Smola, Josef d. Ä. Frh. von''. in "''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950'' (ÖBL)", volume 12, published by Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 2001−2005, (direct link to pp
373.
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Austrian Empire military personnel
1805 births
1856 deaths