Through this connection, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy recommended him to join the Hungarian Noble Guard.

That day, his troops defeated 5,000 Ottoman cavalry, capturing several flags and a number of enemy soldiers.

[2] Suvorov found the Austrian commander Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to be mild-mannered and slow, but saw a fellow enthusiast in Karaczay.

On 13 August 1789, Karaczay was promoted General-major and appointed inhaber or proprietor of the Chevau-léger Regiment Nr.

He received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa on 21 December 1789 for courage and intelligence on the battlefield.

Empress Catherine the Great awarded Karaczay the Order of Saint Anna which he had to refuse because Austrians were not allowed to accept foreign medals at that time.

However, the empress appointed his new-born son an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Fanagoria Grenadier Regiment.

[7] On 24 September 1795, Karaczay's brigade guarded Wiesloch under the orders of Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich during the Battle of Handschuhsheim.

In some way Karaczay ran afoul of his commander Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, becoming the target of his "envy and resentment".

[1] At the start of the War of the Second Coalition, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor acquiesced with Suvorov's request to let his friend Karaczay take the field.

Karaczay led the 5,271-strong Austrian advance guard at the First Battle of Marengo on 16 May but only his outposts were engaged in the action.

[5] The Siege of Alessandria lasted from 22 June to 22 July 1799 and ended with the surrender of Gaspard Amédée Gardanne and the 2,700 survivors of the Franco-Italian garrison.

Austrian horsemen were involved in the wounding and capture of French Generals Emmanuel Grouchy and Catherine-Dominique de Perignon.

[1] To the west near Cuneo, Michael von Melas and Jean Étienne Championnet were engaged in maneuvers that would result in the Austrian victory at the Battle of Genola on 4 November 1799.

[14] Karaczay was ordered to make a strong reconnaissance south, occupying Acqui and Cairo with one infantry regiment and some cavalry squadrons.

[13] Seeing Karaczay out of position, French right wing commander Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr brushed aside the Austrian outpost in Capriata d'Orba and pushed as far north as Tassarolo.

The next day, Saint-Cyr seized Novi and, in response, Karaczay rushed his cavalry to Bosco Marengo, with his infantry coming up behind.

[15] The next day Saint-Cyr's troops attacked and pressed back the Austrians, who defended themselves stoutly.

Seeing that the French had only one howitzer and no cavalry, the Austrians counterattacked and drove back Laboissière's men.

However, the Poles finally captured Bosco and the Austrian infantry began to flee toward Alessandria.

The battle ended with Watrin in Rivalta Scrivia on the right flank, Laboissière in Bosco and Frugarolo on the left, and Dąbrowski in Quattro Cascine in the center.

[17] In the Third Battle of Novi on 6 November 1799, Kray's 12,000 Austrians suffered losses of 1,000 men and five guns while the 11,000 French sustained 400 casualties.