Karl Mercandin

Karl Mercandin
Karl Mercandin
Died	13 April 1799; Verona, Italy
Allegiance	Habsburg monarchy
Service/branch	Cavalry, Infantry
Rank	Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Battles/wars	War of the First Coalition Battle of Mainz (1795); Battle of Biberach (1796); ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Verona (1799); Battle of Magnano (1799) †; ;

Ignaz Karl Mercandin (d. 13 April 1799) became an Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was promoted Generalmajor in 1792 and commanded a cavalry brigade at Mainz in 1795. Promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant, he served in the Rhine campaign of 1796 as a division commander. In 1799, he led a division at Verona and Magnano. Mortally wounded in the latter battle, he died a week later.

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Dodge, Theodore Ayrault (2011). Warfare in the Age of Napoleon: The Revolutionary Wars Against the First Coalition in Northern Europe and the Italian Campaign, 1789-1797. Vol. 1. Leonaur Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85706-598-8.
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