Anton von Mollinary

Anton Mollinary Freiherr von Monte Pastello was an Austro-Hungarian General of the Artillery and writer. He was known for being the Deputy of the 4th Corps during the Battle of Königgrätz and had an extensive campaign within mid 19th-century conflicts involving Austria.

Military career He was the son of Karl Mollinary (1792–1868), lieutenant colonel in the Tchaikist frontier battalion in Titel. Monte Pastello desired for a military career and in 1833, he enlisted in the Imperial and Royal Pioneer School in the monastery barracks at Tulln an der Donau as a cadet before graduating in 1837 as a second lieutenant as he was assigned at the 45th Galician Infantry Regiment. Two years later, he was transferred to the staff of the Pioneer Corps in Vienna and reported there to Lieutenant Colonel Karl von Birago.

After being transferred to the Quartermaster General's staff, he began to implement Birago's ideas in 1846, reorganizing the Imperial and Royal Danube flotilla and incorporated the river boats of the "Tschaikisten" into it. The Lake Garda Flotilla, of which he was commander until 1860, was also created under his leadership. In 1847 he visited the United Kingdom, France, Greece and Turkey on extensive fact-finding trips. On August 12, 1842, he was promoted to first lieutenant to the 9th Graf Hartmann Infantry Regiment, March 1, 1843, to general quartermaster, January 15, 1847, to captain and on February 21, 1849, to major.

Mollinary retired on November 1, 1879, living on his estate on Lake Como.

Works "Reisebericht betreffend Frankreichs Pontonierwesen, Kanonen- u. Mörserboote, schwimmende Batterien, nebst allgemeinen militärischen Notizen über die französische Armee" (1856) "Über die Benützung der Dampf- und Schleppschiffe bei Truppen-Verschiffungen und Fluß-Übergängen“ (1858) "Studie über die Operationen und Tactique der Franzosen im Feldzuge 1859 in Italien“ (1864) "Erwiderung auf den Artikel „Rückblicke auf d. Krieg 1866“ von S. von Pollatschek, Oberstleutnant im k. k. Generalstabe (1868) "46 Jahre im österreichisch-ungarischen Heere 1833–1879“, 2 Bde., (1905) (franz. 1913/14) "Die Römerstraßen in der europäischen Türkei“ (1914)