Joseph Konrad von Bangold
Joseph Konrad von Bangold (born November 26, 1780 in Spalt , Franconia , † March 27, 1851 in Cannstatt ) was a Württemberg lieutenant general .
Life
Joseph Konrad von Bangold first studied at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen , where he joined the Corps Onoldia in 1798 . He switched to the University of Landshut and studied philosophy . He then studied at the Josephinum (Vienna) , where he was awarded a Dr. med. received his doctorate.
On April 30, 1803 he joined the Württemberg Army as a sub-lieutenant in the Stuttgart garrison . On November 5, 1806 he was promoted to lieutenant and in 1808 transferred to quartermaster staff. After his promotion to first lieutenant on January 6, 1809, he was adjutant in the army corps of Duke Wilhelm I in the 1809 campaign against Austria . On May 23, 1809 he was promoted to captain II class, on January 1, 1812 to captain I class and on September 17, 1812 to major . In Napoleon's Russian campaign in 1812 , he was Chief of the General Staff of the Württemberg troops in 1813, when they switched to the side of the Alliance during the Battle of Leipzig . On November 17, 1813, Bangold was promoted to lieutenant colonel and after the Battle of Brienne on February 8, 1814 to colonel .
In 1821 Bangold became adjutant to the King of Württemberg and head of the Secret War Chancellery . After his promotion to major general on 26 September 1822 he commanded the 3rd Infantry - Brigade . In 1828 he became governor of Heilbronn , in 1830 quartermaster general and in 1838, after being promoted to lieutenant general, commander of the 1st Infantry Division and governor of Stuttgart. In 1842 he was retired.
Politically, he emerged through numerous memoranda on defense issues, which are now in the Stuttgart State Archives . In addition, he wrote free religious writings after his retirement .
Fonts
- Concept of a war diary for the Württemberg contingent in the Prussian-Russian War for the period from April 15 to May 3, 1813
- Description of the Battle of Bautzen on May 20 and 21, 1813, in particular the positions and movements of the Württemberg troops
- Memorandum on ideas about the fortification of southern Germany , 1814
- Memorandum on securing the western border of southern Germany through fortresses and federal fortresses in general , undated, after 1815
- Article on ideas for a war constitution for Württemberg , 1816
- Memorandum on the duties and status of the Quartermaster General , 1817
- Essay on the advantages of dividing the infantry into individual independent battalions or regiments of two battalions , 1817
- Concept for the refutation of the memorandum of the Prussian General von Woliehen on the division of the army corps of the German Confederation , 1818
- Memoranda and suggestions about the rifle institute, the establishment of the rifle corps and penal classes, the supply of the regiments with horn players, the square and a project to change the front, around 1825
- Memorandum on the institute for the regimental officer's pupils and on the officer training institute , 1829
- Draft of new statutes for the officers' training institute, around 1830
- Article on the political situation in Germany and the political interests of Württemberg , around 1830
- Memorandum on the Oberfeldherr des Deutschen Bundes , strength of the federal contingents of Austria and the southern German states , strength of the garrisons of the federal fortresses , 1831
- Letters to Marie Countess von Taubenheim from his trip to Scotland and Ireland, 1841
- The evidently and necessarily true religion, namely, the religion of the divine unity of man or the conformity of the human will with the divine. Winterthur 1846.
- Memorandum on the mediation of Baden and the principalities of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Hohenzollern-Hechingen on Württemberg, 1848
Awards
Württemberg
- 1807, Order of Military Merit
- 1814, Medal of Honor in Gold for the Battle of Brienne
- 1815, Gold Medal for the Battle of Paris
- 1815, Gold Medal for the campaign in 1815
- 1818, Commander II class of the Order of Military Merit, associated with an annual payment of 300 guilders
- Gold Medal of Honor for Officers
- Knight of the Frederick Order
France
- 1809, officer of the French Legion of Honor
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- 1832, Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
Hesse
- Commander 2nd class of the Ludwig Order
Austria
- Knight of the Austrian Imperial Leopold Order
Russia
- Knight II class of the Order of Saint Anne
- Knight IV class of the Order of St. George
literature
- Alois Riedl: Joseph Konrad von Bangold: The life picture of a Spalter general (1780-1851). In: From the home of Spalter. Episode 8, Split 1969.
- Eckhart Pilick (HG): Lexicon of free religious persons. Rohrbach / Pfalz, ISBN 3-930760-11-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Joseph Konrad von Bangold in the catalog of the German National Library
- Main State Archives Stuttgart, inventory E 284 g, files and bequests from Quartermaster General
- Main State Archives Stuttgart, inventory GU 108, correspondence Marie Countess von Taubenheim
- Geert van Uythoven: WURTTEMBERG OFFICERS Serving during the Napoleonic Wars (before 1816)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 23/32
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bangold, Joseph Konrad von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Württemberg general |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1780 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | gap |
DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1851 |
Place of death | Cannstatt |