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Peter, Freiherr von Vcsey or Peter Vcsey de Herndvcse et Hajncske was an Imperial Austrian military commander of Hungarian descent who took part in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. As a Freiherr , he was a member of the Austrian landless nobility. He make his mark while leading cavalry units and advanced in rank to become a general officer in 1808. He led an independent brigade during part of the 1809 campaign, and was mortally wounded while leading his troops in battle.
Peter Vcsey de Herndvcse et Hajncske was born into a military family onJuly 1768 at Bodoll, Abaj County in the Kingdom of Hungary. Having joined the army at age 17, Vcsey served in the Austrian cavalry. As a Rittmeister, he served in the Kaiser Chevauleger Regiment Nr.during the War of the First Coalition, leadingtroopers in a notable action onAugust 1796, in which he captured a large number of French prisoners. He was also involved in a brilliant action at the Battle of Riegel onOctober that year, when he led a charge that captured an enemy outpost, with its defending infantry and two guns. After being wounded in this action, he received the Military Order of Maria Theresa as well as the noble title of Freiherr. A relative, Feldmarschallleutnant Siegbert Vcsey de Herndvcse et Hajncske was the Proprietor of Vcsey Hussar Regiment Nr. from 1791 until his death.
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