Julius von Hartmann (General, 1817)

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Julius von Hartmann

Julius Hartwig Friedrich von Hartmann (born March 2, 1817 in Hanover , † April 30, 1878 in Baden-Baden ) was a Prussian general of the cavalry .

Life

origin

He was the son of the royal Hanoverian general of the artillery Julius von Hartmann (1774-1856) and his first wife Anna Lucie Sophie, née Hausmann (1788-1824). The Prussian nobility recognition of the hitherto Hanoverian nobility took place through the highest cabinet order on May 29, 1856 in Sanssouci .

Military career

Hartmann joined the Hussar Regiment No. 10 of the Prussian Army on May 1, 1834 in Aschersleben . On September 24, 1835 he was promoted to second lieutenant and graduated from the General War School between 1839 and 1842 . Employed at the Topographical Office since 1844 , he joined the General Staff in 1848 , became a captain on January 6, 1849 and took part in the suppression of the Baden Revolution in the same year .

In 1850 Hartmann went to Schleswig-Holstein on behalf of the Prussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , later various military commands took him to Bohemia , Saxony and Silesia . In February 1851 he came to the staff of III. Army Corps , in 1853 as a major in the General Staff and on May 14, 1857, became the commander of the 2nd Dragoon Regiment , which he commanded until the end of 1858. Hartmann was promoted to lieutenant colonel on November 22, 1858 , and before the end of the year he was assigned to the War Ministry, where he became head of the Department of Army Affairs on January 20, 1859. There he pushed ahead with the reorganization of the army and also represented this plan in the state parliament as government commissioner. On June 12, 1860 Hartmann became Chief of the General Staff of the VI. Army Corps and promoted to Colonel on July 1st .

On January 29, 1863, he received the command of the 9th Cavalry Brigade , at the head of which he was in command of the 1st and 2nd military border districts against the Polish invaders on the Prussian-Russian border until May 1864 . On April 18, 1865, Hartmann was promoted to major general and appointed first commandant of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein .

In the war of 1866 Hartmann took over command of the cavalry division of the 2nd Army, with which he took part in the battles of Königgrätz , Tobitschau and Roketnitz . On April 18, 1867, he was promoted to lieutenant general and, as a military representative in Munich , advised the war ministry on the intended restructuring of the Bavarian army . On April 21, 1868 he was given command of the 2nd Division in Danzig .

When the Franco-Prussian War broke out in July 1870, Hartmann took command of the 1st Cavalry Division . He took part in the battles at Colombey-Nouilly and Gravelotte and then stood in front of the fortress of Metz until the end of September . After temporarily commanding the containment troops at Thionville (German: Diedenhofen), Hartmann took part in the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande on November 28 , covered the left wing of the army during the fighting at Orléans and was then forced to march after the right wing thrown against Vendôme . On December 15, he independently led a persistent reconnaissance battle at Villechauve and Château-Renault and finally occupied Tours on January 19, 1871 . Hartmann was appointed governor of Strasbourg at the end of May . In this position he received on September 2, 1873 the character of general of the cavalry. Under awarding of the Crown , First Class with the enamel band of the Red Eagle with Oak Leaves and Swords on rings was Hartmann on May 12, 1875 Board for disposition made.

family

Hartmann married Luise Hartmann on May 3, 1849 in Hildesheim (* December 21, 1825 in Nienburg / Weser ; † January 28, 1906 in Illenau ). The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Julius August Bernhard Ludwig (born January 12, 1851 in Berlin), Prussian colonel and commander of Infantry Regiment No. 115
  • Karoline Sophie (born August 31, 1852 in Berlin) ∞ Oswald von Richthofen (1847–1906), State Secretary of the Foreign Office
  • Georg Julius Gustav Ott (born November 28, 1853 in Berlin), retired Prussian captain . D.
  • Gustav Christian Heinrich Karl Wilhelm (born October 24, 1856 in Berlin), Privy Councilor and Consul General

Works

  • The royal Hanoverian general Sir Julius von Hartmann. Hanover 1858, digitized
  • General conscription. (Time issues of Christian popular life; 4). Heilbronn 1876.
  • Life memories. Letters and essays. 2 vols. Berlin 1882, published posthumously.
  • Letters from the Franco-German War 1870–71. Kassel 1893, published posthumously.
  • Letters from the campaign in 1866. Berlin 1898, published posthumously.

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personal data
SURNAME Hartmann, Julius von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hartmann, Julius Hartwig Friedrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1878
Place of death Baden-Baden