Historedia
Group or institution

Austrian army

Events
2
Episodes
7
Years
1788–1791

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Austrian army, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Karánsebes

    1788

    Role: Habsburg force whose scouting detachments fired on one another by mistake

    1. 1788 · an unnamed strategic location captured by the OttomansOttoman capture without engagement

      The Ottomans took an unnamed strategic location without engaging the Austrians, while contemporary reports still recorded Austrian losses.

    2. 1788 · Austrian ranks during the 1788 campaignDisputed casualty figures

      Bernard uncitedly claimed 10,000 casualties, but official reports attribute most 1788 campaign losses to malaria and dysentery.

    3. 21–22 September 1788 · Karánsebes, site of the friendly-fire incidentNight of mutual mistaken fire

      Austrian detachments scouting for Ottomans fired on one another during the night of 21–22 September 1788, causing self-inflicted casualties.

  2. Reentry of Holy Roman Troops in Liège

    1789–1791

    Role: Imperial force that entered Liège on 12 January 1791

    1. November 1789 – April 1790 · City of Liège and other major townsPrussian occupation preceding the entry

      From November 1789 to April 1790 Prussians occupied Liège and other major towns, mediating between revolutionaries and the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle.

    2. 1791 · Holy Roman Empire tribunalImperial tribunal condemnation

      The Holy Roman Empire's tribunal condemned the Liège Revolution and ordered the re-imposition of the ancien régime in the principality.

    3. 1791 · Prince-Bishopric of LiègeFirst restoration of Hoensbroeck

      The Austrian army restored Prince-Bishop Hoensbroeck to power, while most supporters of the Republic went into exile in Paris.

    4. 12 January 1791 · City of LiègeAustrian entry into Liège

      Liège's volunteer Republican troops could not contain the Austrian army, which entered the city on 12 January 1791.

Sources

  1. Battle of Karánsebes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
  2. Liège Revolution Wikipedia