He achieved the rank of Feldmarschall-Lieutenant and was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.

Petar Vid Gvozdanović was born in Žumberak, Croatia,[1] Habsburg monarchy, and joined the Varaždin Grenz Hussar Regiment # 41 in 1752.

He was promoted to colonel of the Slavonian Hussar regiment and decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.

In July 1796 he transferred to Italy, where he led a corps under Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser and József Alvinczi in four attempts to break the French Siege of Mantua.

During the second relief, he participated in the Battle of Bassano on 8 September, but avoided being trapped in Mantua with Wurmser.