[2] Afterwards the dragoon officer went to war school, served in the general staff and held various cavalry commands.

[1] While his stubborn, cantankerous and hot-headed behaviour often got him into trouble he nonetheless was frequently commended by his superiors and enjoyed the patronage of the heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (until his assassination in 1914) and Chief of Staff Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf.

[4] When World War I began Tersztyánszky, commanding IV Corps, served as part of 2nd Army in the Balkans theatre.

He took the place of Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria who had been dismissed on insistence of German general Alexander von Linsingen for failures during said campaign.

[1] Tersztyánszky then served on a ceremonial post as commander of the Imperial and Royal Mounted Lifeguard Squadron.