In the dangerous times of 1848 he did a great service to the Austrian army.
That same year he was called up to serve as a doctor by the Austrian army.
He became a major in the Austrian army but did not marry.
Originally, he wanted to do a military career, but was turned down by the Austrian army.
His force was the last part of the Austrian army to retreat.
The Austrian army was not reinforced during the second day.
Finally, it was burned down by the Austrian army in 1686.
The loss of the village meant that the Austrian army had to fight over the same ground the next day.
By 16:00, the entire Austrian army was in full retreat.
A small part of the complex is still being used by the Austrian army as a barracks.