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<small>Hierarchical Path: [[Main Page|Seven Years War (Main Page)]] &gt;&gt; [[Personalities]] &gt;&gt; {{PAGENAME}}</small> Saint-Ignon, Jean-Antoine-Joseph Comte de (''not to be confused with his brother [[Saint-Ignon, Jean-Baptiste Comte de]] who also served with the Austrian Army'') Austrian Colonel (1753-58), ''General Feldwachtmeister'' (1758-64), ''Feldmarshall Lieutenant'' (1764-79) Small Cross of the ''Maria Theresien'' Order born on March 18, 1720, Boudrezy near Mercy-le-Bas, Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire died May 9, 1779, Castle of Puxe, Lorraine, France ==Description== [[File:Saint-Ignon Joseph.jpg|frame|right|Portrait of Jean-Antoine-Joseph in 1762 – Source: Wikimedia Commons]] Jean-Antoine-Joseph was born on March 18 1720 at Boudrezy near Mercy-le-Bas. He was the son of Anselme de Saint-Ignon and of Gabrielle de Gourdon. In 1737, Jean-Antoine-Joseph entered in the Austrian service. In 1741, Jean-Antoine-Joseph became lieutenant in the Austrian [[Sachsen-Teschen Cuirassiers|Charles de Saint-Ignon Cuirassiers]]. Somewhere after 1745, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to captain in the [[Serbelloni Cuirassiers]]. On February 14 1748, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to aide-de-camp-general. On December 8, he was appointed imperial chamberlain. On March 19 1749, Jean-Antoine-Joseph married his cousin Marie-Appoline de Saint-Ignon. On September 23 1750, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. On August 20 1753, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to colonel. On January 19 1757, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to colonel-commander of the [[Herzog Württemberg Dragoons]]. On June 18, he distinguished himself at the [[1757-06-18 - Battle of Kolin|Battle of Kolin]] where he was wounded. On May 6 1758, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to ''General Feldwachtmeister'' (GFWM). On May 7, he received the Small Cross of the Maria-Theresa Order, in the first promotion of this military order. On January 14 1759, Jean-Antoine-Joseph became proprietor of the [[Saint-Ignon Dragoons]]. For the campaign of 1760, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was initially attached to the army of [[Loudon, Baron Ernst Gideon|Feldzeugmeister Ernst Gideon Loudon]] operating in Silesia. Jean-Antoine-Joseph was at the head of a brigade consisting of [[Benedikt Daun Cuirassiers]] and [[Modena Cuirassiers|Alt-Modena Cuirassiers]] in the second line of the cavalry left wing. On June 23, Jean-Antoine-Joseph took part in the [[1760-06-23 - Battle of Landeshut|Battle of Landeshut]]. On August 15, he fought in the [[1760-08-15 - Battle of Liegnitz|Battle of Liegnitz]] where he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Prussians. In March 1761, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was exchanged. He then returned to Lorraine to look after his wound and did not take part in the last campaigns of the Seven Years' War. On May 5 1764, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was promoted to ''Feldmarshall Lieutenant'' (FML) and attached to the headquarters of the Austrian Netherlands. On May 9 1766, Jean-Antoine-Joseph was appointed member of the Privy Council. Jean-Antoine-Joseph died in his Castle of Puxe on May 9 1779. ==References== Petiot, A.: ''Les Lorrains et l'Empire'', Versailles, 2005, pp. 514-515 French Wikipedia: [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_de_Saintignon Joseph de Saintignon] [[Category:Personality]]

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