inflicting 200 casualties and capturing 300 French soldiers outright. Together with other Austrian and Russian units, they rounded up 2,800 prisoners and collected as trophies 12 cannons, one howitzer, six ammunition wagons, and one standard. The regiment's losses were severe, 153 killed. For this exploit, Knežević received the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa on 15 May 1799. On 28 April, his regiment was part of the force that trapped Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Serurier's division and compelled it to surrender. French losses in the clash were 252 killed with eight guns and 2,700 men captured. Knežević led his hussars with distinction at the Battle of the Trebbia on 17 to 20 June 1799. In this action, his unit was part of Friedrich Heinrich von Gottesheim's Avantgarde of the Left Column. On 19 June, the hussars helped throw back François Watrin's French division. He was also at the Battle of Novi on 15 August. In that action, the Palatine Hussars fought in Pál Kray's corps. From 16 November to 3 December, he and his hussars participated in the siege of Cuneo under the command of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein. At the end, the 3,000-man garrison surrendered the fortress with 187 guns and 14,000 hundredweight of gunpowder. According to historian Digby Smith, Knežević was promoted to General-major on 29 October 1800. However, another source shows that he commanded a brigade with the rank of General-major in Konrad Valentin von Kaim's 4,939-man division at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800. His command included three battalions of the Infantry Regiment Grand Duke of Tuscany Nr. 23, a total of 2.188 soldiers. During the late morning, Kaim's division repeatedly attacked the French line behind Fontanone Creek with little success. Later in the day, all three brigades of Kaim's division joined the pursuit under Anton von Zach and were involved in the rout of the main column at the end of the battle. Napoleonic Wars During the War of the Third Coalition, Knežević led an infantry brigade in Franz Xaver Saint-Julien's division. His brigade fought in actions at the Strub Pass on 2–3 November 1805 and at Scharnitz and Leutasch on 4 November. At Strub Pass, the Austrians defeated Bavarians under Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy and at Sharnitz repulsed French VI Corps troops. In both actions the Austrians lost few men while inflicting heavy losses. However, at Leutasch, the French wiped