Heinrich von Brandt

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August Heinrich von Brandt (born August 2, 1789 in Lanken bei Schneidemühl , † January 23, 1868 in Berlin ) was a Prussian infantry general and military writer.

Life

Heinrich August von Brandt was the son of a bailiff in Neumark . He attended the Lyceum in Königsberg in the Neumark from 1798 to 1805 and then studied law at the Albertus University of Königsberg in East Prussia . In 1806 he became an ensign in one of the newly formed provisional battalions that were set up against Napoleon . After the peace of Tilsit he was bid farewell because his homeland had been incorporated into the Duchy of Warsaw , which was part of the French sphere of interest. Therefore, in 1808, he joined the 2nd Polish Vistula Regiment, a mercenary legion in the service of the Napoleonic army, went to Spain and fought there with distinction. In Napoleon's war against Russia , Brandt was promoted to captain-adjutant-major . In Leipzig he was severely wounded and fell into Russian captivity. He was then sent back with a passport .

After his homeland fell to Prussia, he asked for his departure and was employed as a captain in the Prussian 10th Infantry Regiment . He later came to Berlin as a teacher with the Cadet Corps and the General War School . Transferred to the General Staff , Brandt was deployed in 1831 with the observation corps set up by von Gneisenau on the Polish border . In the same year he was sent to Elbing , where he concluded the agreement with the Polish General Woroniecki , according to which the Polish army crossed the Prussian border and then immediately laid down their arms.

In 1838 Brandt became Chief of the General Staff of the II Army Corps in Stettin . On March 30, 1840, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on April 7, 1842 to colonel . On March 9, 1848, he rose to the command of the 10th Infantry Brigade in Posen, was promoted to major general on May 10, and as brigade commander in the same period led the battles at Xions and Wreschen. In July he was appointed Undersecretary of State in the War Ministry ( Ernst von Pfuel ) under Auerswald , with whom, however, he soon resigned.

From June 9, 1848 to June 18, 1848 Brandt was a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly , in 1849 he was elected to the first chamber of the Prussian state parliament and in 1850 to the Volkshaus in Erfurt . On February 17, 1853 he was appointed commander of the 10th Division in Poznan and on March 22 he was promoted to lieutenant general. In 1857 he took his leave and was granted the honorary character of general of the infantry.

Since then, Brandt has lived in Berlin, where he was re-elected until the third legislative period. In 1862 he was appointed President of the General Mission.

family

He married Auguste Charlotte Bettauer (1798-1883) in Schweidnitz in 1818 , the daughter of the councilor and businessman Friedrich Bettauer. The couple had several children including:

  • Max (1835–1920), German diplomat and later envoy to China
  • Heinrich (1823–1882), Prussian Colonel ⚭ Louise Helene Caroline von Seydewitz (1828–1898) (parents of Helene von Brandt )

Works

  • Over Spain, with particular reference to a possible war. Berlin, Schüppel'sche Buchhandlung, 1823, 8 °, Front., 158 pp.
  • Views on warfare in the spirit of the time compared to the best older works on the arts of war and with particular reference to Napoleon's memoir. Berlin 1824.
  • Manual for the first instruction in the higher art of war. Berlin 1829. Digitized
  • About the reintroduction of the dragoons as double fighters. Berlin 1823. Digitized
  • Basic tactics of the three weapons. Berlin 1833. (translated into Dutch , Spanish and Japanese ). Digitized
  • History of the War. In: Reference library for officers. Berlin 1830-1835.
  • The campaign of the Russians and Poles between Bug and Narew in 1831. Berlin 1832. Digitized
  • The little war. Berlin, 2nd edition, 1850. Digitized
  • Russia's politics and army in recent years. Berlin 1852. Digitized
  • From the life of the general of the infantry z. D. Dr. Heinrich von Brandt: compiled from the diaries and notes of his deceased father. by Heinrich von Brandt. Mittler, Berlin 1870–1882. Digitized
  • Souvenirs d'un Officier Polonais. Paris 1877.
  • In the Legions of Napoleon: The Memoirs of a Polish Officer in Spain and Russia. translated by Jonathan North, London 1999, ISBN 1-85367-380-3 .

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SURNAME Brandt, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brandt, August Heinrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian infantry general and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH Lanken at Schneidemühl
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1868
Place of death Berlin