Johann Sigismund Riesch

Johann Sigismund Graf von Riesch
Born	2 August 1750 (1750-08-02) Vienna, Austria
Died	2 November 1821 (1821-11-03) (aged 71) Neschwitz, modern-day Germany
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Service/branch	Cavalry
Years of service	1773–1810
Rank	General of Cavalry
Battles/wars	War of the Bavarian Succession Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791) French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Military Order of Maria Theresa, KC 1801
Other work	Inhaber of Dragoon Regiment # 6

Johann Sigismund Graf von Riesch (2 August 1750 – 2 November 1821) joined the army of Habsburg Austria as a cavalry officer and, during his career, fought against the Kingdom of Prussia, Ottoman Turkey, Revolutionary France, and Napoleon's French Empire. He became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and held important commands during the War of the Second Coalition. He displayed a talent for leading cavalry formations, but proved less capable when given corps-sized commands. During the 1805 Ulm Campaign in the Napoleonic Wars, the French badly defeated his corps and forced it to surrender soon afterward. From 1806 to his death in 1821, he was the Proprietor (Inhaber) of an Austrian cavalry regiment.