Karl Mack Von Leiberich

Karl Mack von Leiberich, Freiherr (25 August 1752 – 22 December 1828) was an Austrian soldier. He is best remembered as the commander of the Austrian forces that capitulated to Napoleon's Grande Armée in the Battle of Ulm in 1805. Mack makes a brief appearance as a character in book one of Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Read more about Karl Mack Von Leiberich:  Early Career, French Revolutionary Wars, War of The Third Coalition

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