Archduke Charles

Erzherzog Karl von Österreich (en: Archduke Charles of Austria) (September 5,1771 – April 30, 1847) was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747 – 1792) and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain (1745 – 1792). He was also a younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of Austria's army.

Writings and References

His writings were edited by Archduke Albert and his brother Archduke William in the Ausgewählte Schriften weiland Sr. K. Hoheit Erzh. Carl v. Osterreich (1862; reprinted 1893, Vienna and Leipzig), which includes the Grundsätze der Kriegskunst für die Generale (1806), Grundsätze der Strategie erläutert durch die Darstellung des Feldzugs 1796 (1814), Geschichte des Feldzugs von 299 (1819)--the two latter invaluable contributions to the history of the war, and papers on the higher art of war, on practical training in the field, etc.

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See, besides the histories of the period,

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• Carl Freiherr Binder von Krieglstein: Geist und Stoff im Kriege. Vienna, 1896
• Rudolf von Caemmerer, The development of strategical science during the 19th century. London, 1905 (ch. iv)
• Eduard Duller: Erzherzog Karl. Vienna, 1847
• F.J.A. Schneidawind: Carl, Erzherzog von Osterreich und die oesterreichische Armee. Vienna, 1840
• F.J.A. Schneidawind:Das Buch vom Erzherzog Carl. Leipzig, 1847
• Maximilian Friedrich von Thielen: Erzherzog Karl von Osterreich. 1858
• H. von Zeissberg: Erzherzog Karl von Osterreich. Vienna, 1895
• Moriz Edler von Angeli: Erzherzog Carl von Österreich als Feldherr und Heeresorganisator. Leipzig, 1896
• Owen Connelly: Blundering to glory: Napoleon's military campaigns. Rev. ed. Wilmington, DE: SR Books, 1999 ISBN 0-842027-79-3