▁Gab len z - E sk eles ) ▁von ▁Gab len z ▁( 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁general ▁of ▁Sax on ▁origin . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁J ena ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁to ▁a ▁Sax on ▁noble ▁family , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Sax on ▁Army ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁service . ▁Gab len z ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Italian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁Major ▁in ▁the ▁General - St aff - Cor ps ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Hung ary ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Revolution ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁FM ▁Alfred ▁I , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wind isch - Gr ätz ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁to ▁G d K ▁Sch lik ' s ▁army ▁corps . ▁For ▁his ▁services ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁Gab len z ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁General ▁officer ▁Gab len z ▁was ▁made ▁General major ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁brig ade ▁in ▁the ▁occupation ▁corps ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁principal ities . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ▁in ▁F ML ▁Zob el ' s ▁VII ▁Corps . ▁En no bled ▁as ▁an ▁Aust rian