Frederick Bianchi , Duke of Casalanza Frederick Bianchi , Duke of Casalanza ( full name : " Vincenzo Federico Bianchi " ; 1 February 1768 — August 18 , 1855 ) , was an Austrian general and later field marshal . Biography . Born in Vienna , he studied at the Imperial Engineering Academy in Vienna . In 1788 , he was a sub - lieutenant in the Army of Slavonia and distinguished himself at the siege of Bubitza . He was appointed captain after the siege of Valenciennes in 1793 . In 1796 , he was in Italy , as staff officer under Wurmser ' s command . He captured the aide - de - camp Joachim Murat at Brescia . While commanding the six battalions of the Count of Lusignan ' s regiment at the Battle of Rivoli , he was taken prisoner , but released at the request of General József Alvinczi . In 1799 , as a Lieutenant - Colonel , he was attaché to Archduke Ferdinand , who was followed by the Archduke Charles during the campaign in Germany and Switzerland . He was promoted to colonel in three months , leading the 48th Regiment of Hungarian infantry . In 1804 , he put down a revolt at Cattaro , on the Dalmatian coast . Adjutant - general after the campaign in Germany , he commanded the 48th Regiment until 1807 , when he was made Brigadier General . In 1808 , he married Friederike Liebetrau von Maixdorf ( 1780 – 1838 ) . From 3 – 5 June 1809 , he confronted Marshal Davout , denying him the bridgehead over the Danube near Pressburg , and was awarded the Military Cross of Maria Theresa . He was then made lieutenant - general , with the Infantry Regiment No . 63 as his personal regiment , and inspector of infantry in Hungary . In 1812 , he commanded the 1st Division of the Army of Karl Philip of Schwarzenberg , taking part in Napoleon ' s Russian campaign . In 1813 , he only just kept his division at the Freyburg gate of Dresden , which he had tried to assault until he was attacked by Napoleon . He distinguished himself at the Battle of Leipzig and was afterwards awarded the Cross of Saint - Georges by Tsar Alexander I of Russia . In 1814 , he commanded an army corps which participated in diverse fighting around Moret - sur - Loing . He was then sent to Dijon to halt Marshal Augereau , but was defeated on 11 March 1814 and had to retreat to Saint - Symphorien near Mâcon . In 1815 , he was dispatched to Italy with a 20 , 000 strong force , to prevent the King of Naples Joachim Murat from conquering Italy in the Neapolitan War . He commanded one corps personally ; the other he entrusted to Adam Albert von Neipperg . He gained a decisive victory against Murat at the Battle of Tolentino , which earned him the title of Duke of Casalanza from Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and then a promotion to field marshal . In 1824 he retired to a relatively private life , moving to an estate in Mogliano Veneto that he had purchased in 1821 ; there he started vineyards that still bear his name . His presence was unremarkable until 1848 , when the revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas made him an enemy representative of the Austrian power , for which he was arrested and imprisoned in Treviso . Two months later the imperial army reconquered the territories and freed Duke Bianchi . He died at Sauerbrunn near Rogateč , Styria where he had moved temporarily to avoid a cholera epidemic that was ravaging Mogliano ; the remains of the body were translated to his villa in 1864 .