Radetzky

[ rah-dets-kee ]

/ rɑˈdɛts ki /

noun

Count Jo·seph

[yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/, 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal.

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Rather like the way of life it celebrates, The Radetzky March hinges on trivia and bathos more than any real grand gesture.
Favorite Historical Novels|Stella Tillyard|November 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Radetzky has retreated with his troops into the citadel and begins to bombard the city!
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
But Radetzky, in spite of the advice of Torresani, ordered his soldiers to appear in public, smoking.
The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany|C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice
Arm the patriots, marquis, and believe my words, before night Radetzky will give up the fight and to-morrow will leave Milan.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre

The effects of Radetzky's triumph were felt in every province of the Empire.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe
Radetzky was in doubt whether the Italians had fallen back on Novara or Vercelli.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for radetzky

Radetzky

/ (German raˈdɛtski) /

noun

Count Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf). 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal: served in the war against Sardinia (1848–9), winning brilliant victories at Custozza (1848) and Novara (1849): governor of Lombardy-Venetia in N Italy (1849-57)

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