József Alvinczi
18th/19th-century Austrian field marshal in Habsburg Monarchy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The native form of this personal name is Alvinczi József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Freiherr Joseph Alvinczi von Borberek a.k.a. Baron József Alvinczi de Borberek (German: Joseph Alvinczy, Freiherr von Berberek; 1 February 1735 – 25 September 1810) was a soldier in the Habsburg Army and a field marshal of the Austrian Empire. He is remembered for handing Napoleon his first two defeats, at the battles of Bassano and Caldiero, both in 1796 and just days apart. Napoleon would later remark that Alvinczi was the best general he had fought thus far.[1]