Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Archduke of Austria
Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1771
Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany
Date of Death: 30-Apr-1847
Profession: military personnel, military officer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
- Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (German: Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Joseph Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain.
- He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army.
- He was considered one of Napoleon's more formidable opponents.He began his career fighting the revolutionary armies of France.
- Early in the wars of the First Coalition, he saw victory at Neerwinden in 1793, before being defeated at Wattignies 1793 and Fleurus 1794.
- In 1796, as chief of all Austrian forces on the Rhine, Charles defeated Jean-Baptiste Jourdan at Amberg and WĂĽrzburg, and then won a victory at Emmendingen that forced Jean Victor Marie Moreau to withdraw across the Rhine.
- He also defeated opponents at ZĂĽrich, Ostrach, Stockach, and Messkirch in 1799.
- He reformed Austria's armies to adopt the nation-at-arms principle.
- In 1809, he entered the War of the Fifth Coalition and inflicted Napoleon's first major setback at Aspern-Essling, before suffering a defeat at the bloody Battle of Wagram.
- After Wagram, Charles saw no more significant action in the Napoleonic Wars. As a military strategist, Charles was able to successfully execute complex and risky maneuvers of troops.
- However, his contemporary Carl von Clausewitz criticized his rigidity and adherence to "geographic" strategy. Austrians nevertheless remember Charles as a hero of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
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Georg Decker
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| Alternative names | George Decker; G. Decker; g. decker; g. s. decker; Georg (unidentified) Decker | ||
| Description | Austrian portrait painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 7 December 1818 | 13 February 1894 | |
| Location of birth/death | Pest | Vienna | |
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| Alternative names | Einsle; einsle anton; frĂĽheren Einsle | ||
| Description | Austrian painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 30 January 1801 | 10 March 1871 | |
| Location of birth/death | Vienna | Vienna | |
| Work location | Vienna; Prague (1829–1832); Budapest (1832–1838) | ||
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