Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles

Military Person

1763 – 1825

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Who was Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles?

Johann Gabriel, Marquis du Chasteler de Courcelles was a Walloon, born near Mons, Belgium. He entered the military service of Habsburg Austria at an early age and trained as an engineer at the Ingenieurakademie in Vienna. Serving as Chief of Staff to Spleny in the Turkish War from 1788, he won the Ritterkreuz of the Order of Maria Theresa for outstanding bravery at the Battle of Focsani in action against the Ottoman Turks.

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Born
Jan 22, 1763
Mons
Died
May 7, 1825
Venice

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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