Carl Heinrich Aster

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Carl Heinrich Aster also wrote Karl Heinrich Aster (* February 4, 1782 in Dresden , †  December 23, 1855 there ) was a military writer .

Life

Aster joined the Saxon artillery in 1796 and served as a lieutenant in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt . He then worked as a teacher at the Artillery School in Dresden. From 1808 he dealt with the reorganization of the Saxon army .

Appointed lieutenant colonel in 1831 , he resigned in 1834 and became a colonel in 1844 .

Carl Heinrich Aster was the son of Major General Friedrich Ludwig Aster and brother of General Ernst Ludwig von Aster .

Works

  • The doctrine of fortress warfare . (3rd edition, Dresden 1835, 2 vols.)
  • Lessons for engineers, sappers, artillery and miners NCOs . 3 issues (Dresden 1837–41)
  • Description of the war events in and in front of Dresden in 1813 . (Dresden 1844);
  • The war events between Peterswalde, Pirna, Königstein and Priesten in August 1813 and the battle of Kulm . (Dresden 1845)
  • The skirmishes and battles near Leipzig in October 1813 . 2 vols. (Leipzig 1852–53)

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SURNAME Aster, Carl Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aster, Karl Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Military writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1855
Place of death Dresden