Karl von Schönhals
Karl Ritter von Schönhals (born November 15, 1788 in Braunfels near Wetzlar ; † February 16, 1857 in Graz ) was a kk Feldzeugmeister and military writer .
Life
Karl Schönhals joined the Austrian Jägerregiment No. 64 as a private cadet in 1807 and was seriously wounded again in 1809 as a lieutenant in the 2nd Jäger Battalion in the Battle of Aspern and in 1813 near Dresden . He then took up the general staff career. In 1821 he took part in the expedition to Naples as a captain in the 3rd Jäger Battalion under the command of General Frimont . In 1829 he was promoted to major in the Prinz von Hohenlohe Infantry Regiment No. 17 and adjutant of the General Command in Verona , and in 1830 Schönhals was promoted to lieutenant colonel and adjutant general to General Frimont in Milan . After Count Radetzky had received general command of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia in 1832 , Schönhals was assigned the rank of colonel . On May 7, 1838 he became major general , on April 3, 1848 Lieutenant Field Marshal . He was the author of Radetzky's army orders, especially during the war of 1848/49.
In 1848 he made great contributions to maintaining the Austrian army. When the provisional central authority of the German Confederation in Frankfurt am Main was abolished in 1849 and replaced by plenipotentiaries from Austria and Prussia, Schönhals represented the Austrian Empire alongside Karl Friedrich Kübeck Freiherr von Kübau until the commission was dissolved and the Bundestag reinstated.
After he had been promoted to Feldzeugmeister on December 28, 1850, he took his leave at the beginning of 1851 because of the consequences of his serious war injuries and devoted himself to writing biographical and military-historical literature. He lived in Graz , where he was looked after by his sister Henriette Schönhals. His tomb is located in the Protestant cemetery St. Peter in the place where he died, Graz.
Honors
- Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order in 1838
- Knight's Cross of the Maria Theresa Order on August 19, 1848, which was associated with the knighthood; since then he has used the name Karl Ritter von Schönhals.
- Order of the Iron Crown in 1849
- Real Privy Council in 1849
- Heldenberg Memorial , Personalities of the Italian Campaign 1848–1849 No. 16
Works
1) published under the name of the author:
- Aphorisms from the art of war. 2 parts, 1820 and 1821.
- Some reflections on the use of the standing armies. 1820.
- Biography of the KK general of the cavalry and court war president Count von Frimont. 1833.
2) published anonymously:
- Memories of an Austrian veteran from the Italian war in 1848 and 1849. Stuttgart 1852, 2 volumes, 7th edition 1853.
- Biography of Feldzeugmeister J. Freiherr von Haynau . 3rd edition, Graz 1853.
- The 1805 war in Germany. Vienna 1874.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schönhals, Karl Ritter von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 31st part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1876, pp. 157–160 ( digitized version ).
- Carl von Duncker: Schönhals, Karl Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 303-305.
- L. Weißbart: C. A review of his life and work on the 150th anniversary of his birthday. In: Heimat im Bild. Supplement to the Gießener Anzeiger. Year 1938, No. 45, pp. 177–180 u. No. 46, pp. 183-184.
- E. Wohlgemuth: Schönhals Karl (Jakob) from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 11, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-7001-2803-7 , p. 81 f. (Direct links on p. 81 , p. 82 ).
- Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918. Austrian State Archives, 1907.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl von Schönhals in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Fr. Steger: Supplementary Conversation Lexicon. Volume 6, supplements publisher, Leipzig 1851, p. 193ff. ( Google digitized version )
- ^ A b Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918. Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 167.
- ↑ Peter Broucek (ed.): A general in the twilight. Memories of Edmund Edmund Glaises von Horstenau. Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nachf. GmbH, Graz 1980, p. 459.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schönhals, Karl von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian general |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1788 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunfels near Wetzlar |
DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1857 |
Place of death | Graz |