Franz Joseph, Count Kinsky

A year later he was appointed Inhaber of an infantry regiment and Director of the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt; he held both posts during the remainder of his life.His father Count Franz Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1678–1741) held the title Highest Councillor of the Kingdom of Bohemia.[1] He received promotion to Feldmarschall-Leutnant on 19 March 1785 and two days later was named Supreme Director of the Theresian Military Academy.He served in the Coalition army commanded by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in the Flanders Campaign, leading a division consisting of brigades under von Heister and Anton Ernst Mittrowsky.[2] In mid-May, Karl Mack von Leiberich planned an operation whereby 73,350 Coalition troops would advance to catch the French divisions of Joseph Souham and Jean Victor Marie Moreau in a trap.The operation called for six columns to converge on the French units holding a salient at Menen (Menin) and Courtrai.The Count of Clerfayt with 19,600 soldiers was directed to advance south from Tielt, cross the Leie (Lys) River at Wervik and reach Tourcoing.[5] In the night, Mack sent Charles orders to drop off 10 battalions and 20 squadrons to observe Lille and move with Kinsky to Lannoy so as to cover York's left flank.Acting commander Souham instructed Moreau to hold off Clerfayt while his own and Bonnaud's divisions counterattacked the Coalition columns under Otto and York.When news of the Coalition debacle reached him at 2:00 PM, Kinsky retreated east toward Tournai in company with Charles.
Painting shows ranks of soldiers moving up a hill topped by three windmills.
Kinsky led a column at the Battle of Tourcoing.
Oval painting of a young man with wavy hair in an elaborate white military coat.
Both Kinsky and Archduke Charles (shown here) failed to support the Duke of York.
Kinsky's grave in Wiener Neustadt
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