Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles

Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles
Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles
Born22 January 1763 (1763-01-22)
Mons, Austrian Netherlands
Died7 May 1825(1825-05-07) (aged 62)
Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Allegiance Habsburg Monarchy
BranchEngineers
Service years1776 – 1825
RankFeldzeugmeister
ConflictsAustro-Turkish War (1787–1791)
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsMilitary Order of Maria Theresa, KC 1790, CC 1799
Order of Leopold, 1809
Other workInhaber Infantry Regiment # 64
Inhaber, Infantry Regiment # 46
Inhaber, Infantry Regiment # 27
Privy Councillor, 1816

Johann Gabriel Josef Albert, Marquess of Chasteler and Courcelles (22 January 1763 – 7 May 1825) was a Walloon, born near Mons, Austrian Netherlands. 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 (Knight’s Cross) of the Order of Maria Theresa for outstanding bravery at the Battle of Focsani in action against the Ottoman Turks.

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