Karl Philipp Sebottendorf van der Rose (17 July 1740 – 11 April 1818) enrolled in the Austrian army at the age of 18, became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, and commanded a division against Napoleon Bonaparte in several notable battles during the Italian campaign of 1796.
Johann Peter Beaulieu appointed him commander of the left wing, including the brigades of Wilhelm Kerpen, Anton Schübirz von Chobinin, Franz Nicoletti, and Gerhard Rosselmini.
[3] In early April, Beaulieu initiated the Montenotte Campaign by sending two columns to attack Voltri, now a suburb of Genoa.
The French artillery bombarded the Austrian position for several hours, as Bonaparte waited for André Masséna's division to arrive.
Sebottendorf managed to carry out an orderly withdrawal, though his force lost 14 cannons and 2,036 soldiers killed, wounded, or missing.
Sebottendorf focused upon a feint attack while the main French effort seized Valeggio sul Mincio.
The bulk of the Austrians reached the fortress intact, but Sebottendorf and his soldiers were cooped up in Mantua for the duration of the long siege, during which many of the men died.
Two younger Sebottendorf brothers, Franz Ludwig (1741–1822)[8] and Ignaz Anton (1749–1821)[9] also served in the Austrian army and achieved general officer rank.