Mihály Lajos Jeney (also known as French author: Louis Michel de Jeney or English name as: Lewis Michael de Jeney or as German combat commander Ludwig Michael von Jeney – b. 1723 or 1724 in

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, d. 1797 in

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) – Hungarian military officer and general of

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, cartographer. Born in

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Protestant family, starts military service as hussar probably during 1737–1739 war against

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, on 1739–1754 served in Bercsényi hussar regiment. Between 1754 and 1758 served in French army near

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as a cartographer. During

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1758–1763 served in Prussian Army as captain of

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s. On 1787 nominated as

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of Imperial Army as Alt-Gradisko (now:

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) fortress commander. Author of popular manual of

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: ''The Partisan, or the Art of Making War in Detachment...'' published in 1759 (French edition:

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) and English edition: London 1760, translated into many languages. After Seven Years' War he provide military survey of Hungarian-Austrian Kingdom and result were 3324 sheets of

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s 1:28 000 and 1:96 000.

Bibliography

* Jankó, Annamária: ''An outstanding person of the 1st military survey: Mihály Lajos Jeney''. Budapest: War History Institute and Museum.

de Jeney's "The Partisan" in translations

* de Jeney, L. M. ouis Michel ''Le Partisan ou l'art de faire la petite-guerre avec succès selon le génie de nos jours. Détaillé Sur des Plans propres à faciliter l'intelligence des Dispositions & de tous les Mouvemens nécessaires aux Troupes Legères, pour réussir dans leurs Marches, leurs Embuscades, leurs Attaques & leurs Rétraites. Avec une Méthode aisée pour Guérir promptement les facheux accidens qui surviennent ordinairement aux Hommes & aux Chevaux durant la Campagne, Par Mr. de Jeney, Capitaine, ci-devant Ingenieur-Géographe dans l'Etat-major de l'Armée Françoise sur le Bas-Rhin''. Constapel: La Haye, 1759. (French edition) * de Jeney, L. M. ewis Michael ''The Partisan, or the Art of Making War in Detachment..."translated from the French of Mr. de Jeney, by an Officer of the Army" homas Ellis'. London: 1760. * de Jeney: ''Partyzant, czyli sztuka prowadzenia pomyślnie woyny podjazdowey, według zwyczaju wieku teraźnieyszego..''

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: X.X. Bazylianie, 1770. (Polish edition) * de Jeney: ''A portyázó, avagy a kisháború sikerrel való megvívásának mestersége korunk géniusza szerint''. Hága, 1759 (edi. József Zachar). Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 1986. (Hungarian edition)

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Bibliography

de Jeney's "The Partisan" in translations

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