Christian Tuxen

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Christian Frederik Frands Elias Tuxen

Christian Frederik Frands Elias Tuxen (born February 14, 1837 in Copenhagen , † February 13, 1903 at Frederiksberg Palace ) was a Danish major general and minister of war .

Origin and family

Tuxen's parents were the officer, most recently major, Christian Friderich August Tuxen (1797–1850) and his wife Friederika Elisabeth Sommer (1803–1847). After the death of his first wife, Tuxen's father married Johanne Mariane Jensen (1811–1889) in 1849. From this marriage came Tuxen's half-brother August Tuxen .

On December 16, 1863, Tuxen married Clementine Marie Lassen (1842–1911), daughter of the businessman Jens Holger Ferdinand Lassen (1809–1877) and his wife Elise Birgithe Sophie Ultima, born in Ringsted. Henriksen (1819-1882).

Life

Tuxen became a country cadet in 1853 and received the rank of Second Lieutenant in the infantry in 1855 , dating back to 1854. From 1857 to 1859 he attended the Royal Military College and from 1861 to 1863 the General Staff Department . Tuxen took part in the German-Danish War as a brigadjutant and characterized prime lieutenant and then served in the troops for a few years . From 1867 to 1873 Tuxen served in the General Staff and then again in the troops until 1879 - from 1875 as a captain - then again until 1886 in the General Staff. From 1879 to 1887 he was a teacher in martial arts at the officers' school and wrote some of the textbooks.

In 1880 he was a member of the Commission for Fortified Points in Jutland and from 1882 worked in the War Ministry directly under War Minister von Bahnson . In 1883 Tuxen was a member of the large fortification commission and undertook several business trips abroad. In 1886 he received the rank of lieutenant colonel and was appointed battalion chief. In 1889 he was appointed head of the tactical department of the general staff, in 1895 he was promoted to colonel , in 1897 he was appointed chief of staff of the 1st General Command, although Tuxen joined the newly formed Hørring cabinet as Minister of War in May of the same year . As Minister of War he was supposed to be responsible for the completion of the Copenhagen fortifications, but failed due to different budget ideas at the Folketing , which is why he resigned on August 28, 1899 and was replaced by Gustav Schnack . In the same year he was first appointed head of the regiment and later appointed major general and brigade chief in Copenhagen.

In the War Science Society he gave many lectures, mainly on tactical and war history topics, and wrote many articles for the Militært Tidsskrift and Vort Forsvar .

Fonts

  • Den dansk-tsdyke Krig 1864 (1890-1892, three volumes )
  • Strategiens Grundsætninger og de forenede Vaabenarters tactics (1881)
  • Krigskunstens Udvikling (1883)

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personal data
SURNAME Tuxen, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tuxen, Christian Frederik Frands Elias (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish Major General and Minister of War
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1903
Place of death at Frederiksberg Castle