General Field Marshal Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was an Austrian army officer who served in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor. He began his career at the age of 18 in a cavalry regiment with which he took part in the Seven Years' War.
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Reception of the Prince of Saxe-Coburg by the people of Bucharest, 1789
Coburg receiving captured French generals after the Battle of Neerwinden. Watercolor by Johann Nepomuk Geiger.
Statue of the Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in his native Coburg, Germany.
The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, where the Prince of Coburg was defeated by General Jourdan. Painting by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 1837.Awards 1
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General Field Marshal Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was an Austrian army officer who served in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor. He began his career at the age of 18 in a cavalry regiment with which he took part in the Seven Years' War. Coburg's bravery allowed him to quickly rise through the ranks. Promoted to colonel in 1759, he became a general officer in the following years and, in this capacity, took command of an army corps during the Austro-Turkish War. Coburg campaigned successfully in Moldavia where he won the battles of Focşani, Rymnik and Martinestje against the Ottomans, which earned him the rank of field marshal in 1789.
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