Peter Tersich von Cadesich
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General Petar Terzić (Peter Tersich von Cadesich (Serbian Cyrillic: Генерал Петар Терзић) was born in Kovilj, Slavonia, Habsburg monarchy, 1739[1] and died in Pančevo, Banat, Habsburg Monarchy, 22 December 1806.[2] He was an Austrian nobleman and Major General[3] who fought in the Ottoman and Napoleonic wars.[4] By 1802, Tersich von Cadesich was the director of the Ingenieur Akademie in Vienna.[5]
Habsburg Monarchy
Austrian EmpirePeter Tersich von Cadesich | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1739 |
| Died | 22 December 1806 (aged 66–67) Pančevo, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Habsburg Monarchy Austrian Empire |
Branch | Army |
Service years | 1751–1806 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Career
In 1751 he became a cadet; in 1752, an ensign; and in 1753, lieutenant. As a graduate cadet of the Imperial-Royal Army in the Habsburg Monarchy, he rose through the military ranks, in 1765, he was promoted to captain; and by 1790, reached the rank of colonel.[6] In 1794, Tersich von Cadesich was promoted to Generalmajor.[7]
In the Serbian Banat occasionally officers and frontier guardsmen were stripped of their rank.[8] Terzić always supported the Serbian claim in military lawsuits when General Peter Duka came to adjudicate,[9] even though Duka sought to blunt the accusations.[10]
In 1804 when the First Serbian Uprising broke out, Terzić openly supported Karađorđe's Serbia at a time when Austria stood neutral. Terzić again found himself in trouble with his superiors for supporting Serb rebels and, if not for General Duka's intervention, Terzić would have faced a court-martial.[11][12] Terzić even recorded the exact date of the start of the Serbian Revolution, "7 March 1804".[13]
He was promoted to brigadier general in 1794[14] and on 21 August 1796 he received the rank of General Major.