See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

COUNT VON ABENSPERG UND See also:

• OTTO

OTTO See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

FERDINAND See also:

• COUNT VON ABENSPERG UND OTTO FERDINAND TRAUN (1677-1748)

TRAUN (1677-1748)  , See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal, came of a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

• FAMILY

family and was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 27th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1677 at See also:

• OLDENBURG

Oldenburg . He was sent to See also:

• HALLE (known as HALLE-AN-DER-SAALE, t0 distinguish it from the small town of Halle in Westphalia)
• HALLE, SIR CHARLES (originally KARL HALLE) (1819-1895)

Halle to See also:

• COMPLETE

complete his See also:

• EDUCATION

education, but in 1693 See also:

• LEFT

left the university to serve with the Prussian contingent of the allied See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army in the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Countries . He saw much service in the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of the See also:

• GRAND

Grand See also:

• ALLIANCE

Alliance, and at its See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close entered the imperial army . The War of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

Succession soon followed, and See also:

• TRAUN, OTTO FERDINAND, COUNT VON ABENSPERG UND (1677-1748)

Traun served with distinction in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy and on the See also:

• RHINE (Lat. Rhenus, Ger. Rhein, Fr. Rhin, Dutch Rhyn, or Rijn)

Rhine till 1709, when he became See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel and aide-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp to Field Marshal See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

Count Guido Starhemberg (1654-1737) in Spairf . A See also:

• YEAR

year later, for specially distinguished services, he was made colonel, and in 1712 See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of a See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of See also:

• FOOT

foot . Soon after the close of the war he was again actively employed, and at the See also:

• ACTION

action of Francavilla in See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily (See also:

• JUNE

June 20, 1719) he received a severe See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound . For his services in this See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign in See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern Italy he was promoted See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General-Feldwachtmeister in 1723 . 111.1727 he became See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• MESSINA

Messina, and in 1733 attained the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of lieutenant field marshal . In 1734 he won a See also:

• EUROPEAN

European reputation by his See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence first of the pass of S . Germano and then of the See also:

• HALF

half-ruined fortress of See also:

• CAPUA (anc. Casilinum;, a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, 7 M. W. by rail from the town oI Caserta. Pop. (1901) 14
• CAPUA (mod. S. Maria di Capua Vetere)

Capua, which he surrendered, marching out with the honours of war on the 30th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November . He was at once promoted Feldzeugmeister and employed in a difficult semi-See also:

• POLITICAL

political command in See also:

• HUNGARY
• HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

Hungary, after which he was made See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-chief in See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north Italy and See also:

• INTERIM

interim governor-general of the Milanese, in which capacity he received the See also:

• HOMAGE (from homo, through the Low Lat. hominaticum, which occurs in a document of 1035)

homage of the army and See also:

• CIVIL

civil authorities on the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of Maria See also:

• THERESA, ST (1515-1582)

Theresa in 1740 . In the following year he was made a field-marshal .

The See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of the War of the Austrian Succession were successfully conducted by him up to 1743, when, on the See also:

• DEATH

death of Field-Marshal Count See also:

• KHEVENHULLER, LUDWIG ANDREAS (1683-1744)

Khevenhuller (q.v.), he was made the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal military adviser of See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles of See also:

• LORRAINE

Lorraine (q.v.), who commanded the Austrians in Bohemia and on the See also:

• DANUBE (Ger. Donau, Hungarian Duna, Rumanian Dunarea, Lat. Danubius or Danuvius, and in the lower part of its course Ister)

Danube . In this capacity he inspired the brilliant operations which led up to the passage of the Rhine (see AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, WAR OF THE) and the skilful See also:

• STRATEGY

strategy whereby See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick of See also:

• PRUSSIA
• PRUSSIA (Ger. Preussen; Lat. Borussia)

Prussia was forced to evacuate Bohemia and See also:

• MORAVIA (Ger., Ma/wen; Czech, Morava)

Moravia (1744) without a See also:

• BATTLE

battle . Traun's last active service was the command of an army which was sent to Frankfurt to See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence the See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election of a new See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor to succeed Charles VII . He died at Hermannstadt on the 18th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1748 . See Biographien k. k . Heerfiihrer, herausgegeben v. d . Direktion See also:

• DES

des k. and k . Kriegsarchiv; Thurheim, F . M . See also:

• OTTO

Otto See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand, See also:

• GRAF, ARTURO (1848– )
• GRAF, KARL HEINRICH (1815–1869)

Graf v . Abensperg and Traun .