Albert von Boguslawski

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Albert von Boguslawski tomb in the old garrison cemetery in Berlin-Mitte

Albert Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Boguslawski (born December 24, 1834 in Berlin ; † September 7, 1905 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and military writer.

Life

He was the grandson of Major General Carl Andreas von Boguslawski . In 1852 he joined the Prussian Army as a musketeer , became an officer in 1854 and participated in the German War in 1866, the German-Danish War in 1864 and the German-French War in 1870/71, the latter as a company commander in the 5th Army Corps . He was then colonel and commander of the Colberg Grenadier Regiment (2nd Pomeranian) No. 9 . In 1891 he resigned from active service as a lieutenant general.

As a military writer, Boguslawski pointed to the endangered position of Germany in the event of a two-front war. He was married to Camilla Schmidt (1848–1920), a relative of the builder Carl von Gontard . He published his fiction under the pseudonym Friedrich Wernau. He was friends with the writer and historian Felix Dahn .

His grave is in the old garrison cemetery in Berlin on Linienstraße.

Works

  • The development of tactics from 1793 to the present. 2nd Edition. Berlin 1873–1878 (4 volumes).
  • Tactical conclusions from the war of 1870/71. 2nd Edition. Berlin 1872 (translated into English, Italian and Russian).
  • Education and discipline. Berlin 1872.
  • Training and inspection or recruits and companies. 2nd Edition. Berlin 1883.
  • The life of General Dumouriez . Berlin 1879 (2 volumes).
  • The three main weapons in form and nature. Berlin 1880.
  • The little war and its significance for the present. Berlin 1881.
  • The fencing of all time ”. Berlin 1882.
  • Creation, management and implementation of field maneuvers. Berlin 1883.
  • The development of tactics since the war of 1870/71. 3. Edition. Berlin 1885 ( digitized volume 1, PDF )
  • From the Prussian court and diplomatic society. (Editing), Berlin 1885.
  • The concept of honor of the officer class . Schall & Grund, Berlin 1896.
  • The honor and the duel . 1st edition. Schall & Grund, Berlin 1896. (2nd, revised edition with reference to the latest regulation and the most recent processes. 1897 ( digitized version )).
  • Strategic discussions regarding the principles advocated by General von Schlichting . Published by R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1901.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Werner Hahlweg :  Boguslawski, Albert von (pseudonym Friedrich Wernau). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 419 ( digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Boguslawski, Albert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boguslawski, Albert Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von; Wernau, Friedrich (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general, military writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1905
Place of death Berlin