Baron Paul Davidovich or Pavle Davidović (Serbian: Павле Давидовић) (born 1737, Ofen - died 18 February 1814, Komorn) was a general of the Austrian Empire (Feldzeugmeister) and a Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa. He played a major role in the 1796 Italian campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars. He often led corps-sized commands in the fighting against the army led by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Paul Davidovich came from a Serb family which had immigrated from the Ottoman Empire to the Austrian Empire at the time of Emperor Leopold I. ^[1] He was defeated by Bonaparte at the Battle of Rovereto on 4 September 1796. In his last active command, he led a division of Hungarian insurrection militia at the Battle of Raab on 14 June 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars.^[2]

[edit] References

• Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Paul Davidovich
2. ^ Bowden & Tarbox, p 122

[edit] See also

• Joseph Alvinczy
• Peter Quasdanovich
• Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

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