Damian Ludwig

Damian Ludwig (born January 26, 1804 in Aschaffenburg , † November 8, 1871 in Karlsruhe ) was a Baden general of the infantry and minister of war .

Life

The son of a secret council belonged to the Catholic Church. In 1820 he was second lieutenant in the artillery and, after the establishment of the artillery school, was used as a teacher for officers and NCOs. In 1834 he was promoted to captain and battery commander. Because of his extensive knowledge in the field of artillery, he became a teacher in the higher officers' school. In 1846 he was promoted to major .

In 1849 Ludwig was appointed chairman of the military study commission and in 1850 promoted to lieutenant colonel and commander of the artillery brigade. For a short time he was in command of the Rastatt fortress . In 1851 Ludwig was promoted to colonel . From 1851 to 1854 he was a member of the First Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly , appointed by the Grand Duke .

In 1854 Ludwig took over the presidium of the Baden War Ministry as major general . As such he belonged to the governments of Rüdt , Stengel , Stabel and Mathy successively until 1868 .

During his time as Minister of War, the following changes were made to the organization and equipment of the Baden Army : In 1857 a fusilier battalion was established for the infantry, which in 1861 was combined with another newly established battalion to form the new 5th Infantry Regiment. In 1861 the Jäger battalion was expanded to six companies and in 1864 the artillery was divided into a field artillery regiment and a fortress artillery battalion.

After the participation of the Grand Duchy of Baden on the part of the losers of the German War and the conclusion of the Prague Peace Treaty of 1866, lasting changes occurred in the Baden army in the interests of the Prussian army organization . In the person of Gustav Friedrich von Beyer, a Prussian military representative appeared in Karlsruhe, who increasingly undermined the position of the previous Minister of War, Ludwig. On the occasion of the formation of the Jolly government in February 1868, Ludwig retired.

literature

• Friedrich von Weech : Baden biographies . Volume II, Verlagbuchhandlung Friedrich Bassermann, Heidelberg 1875, pp. 32–34. ( Digitized version )

predecessor	Office	successor
August von Roggenbach	Minister of War of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1854–1868	Gustav Friedrich von Beyer