Karl von Urban

Karl (Carl) Freiherr von Urban (* 31 August 1802 in Cracovia; † 1 January 1877 in Brno) was an Austrian Field Marshal.

In command of a 1,500 strong Grenz infantry he suppressed the 10,000 Men strong revolt of the Székelys, and on the 18th of November 1848, he defeated the Insurgents at Klausenburg.

During the Italian Campaign of 1859, von Urban was ordered to check Garibaldis Alpine Hunters on the Austrian right flank. Due to the Franco-Sardinian advance after Magenta and the defeats at Varese and San Fermo, von Urban retreated to the Mincio. After Solferino, von Urban was appointed supreme commander over Verona.

Karl von Urban committed suicide on 1 January 1877 in Brno.