Ludwig Waag

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Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Waag (born February 21, 1812 in Karlsruhe , † June 19, 1879 in Bad Gastein ) was a Baden lieutenant general and governor of the Rastatt fortress , who last held the rank of infantry general in the Prussian army .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Grand Ducal Baden State Treasurer Karl Friedrich Waag (1771-1833) and his wife Charlotte, née Füßlin (1781-1850). His older brother Maximilian (1804–1873) was in the Baden state service and was a member of the state assembly in 1841/45 .

Military career

Waag graduated from the Lyceum and Polytechnic in his hometown. He then visited the cadet corps for almost two years and was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Leib Grenadier Guard Battalion of the Baden Army on October 17, 1828 . From January 19, 1831 to May 25, 1833 Waag was assigned to the Higher Officer's School and then to the General Staff . Promoted to Prime Lieutenant there on June 2, 1835 , he was transferred to the General Staff in November of the following year and commanded as adjutant to Margrave Wilhelm . In September 1840 Waag received the character as Captain II. Class was in April 1846 released from his position as an aide and as a company commander in the Lifeguard Grenadier Regiment added. In 1848 he took part in the suppression of the revolutionary unrest in Baden and in the same year became a member of the military study commission. On March 4, 1850, he was promoted to major and appointed commander of the 9th Infantry Battalion. Two years later, Waag advanced to lieutenant colonel and commander of the 1st Fusilier Battalion. In this capacity he became a colonel on September 20, 1856 . As such, Waag was commandant of the 4th Infantry Regiment "Margrave Wilhelm" from January 15 to May 16, 1859 and was then given command of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. On November 24, 1859 he was appointed commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade and promoted to major general on June 9, 1860 . From May 18, 1865, Waag was subject to the entire infantry of the Grand Duchy. From this point on he was also the garrison commander of Karlsruhe.

  • Memorial to soldiers from Baden who fell in the battle near Hundheim in 1866

  • Memorial to the soldiers of Baden who fell in the battle near Werbach in 1866

At the beginning of the war against Prussia , Waag was promoted to lieutenant general in 1866, was commandant of the infantry of the 2nd division under Wilhelm von Baden during the campaign and fought near Hundheim , Werbach and Gerchsheim . His achievements found expression in the award of the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Oak Leaves and Swords. After the peace agreement, Waag was appointed governor of the Rastatt fortress on April 26, 1867. In the same year, in mid-August, the Grand Duke commissioned the French Emperor Napoleon III. to receive in Kehl . In 1868 Waag was entrusted with the management of the unveiling ceremonies for the monuments for those killed in the 1866 campaign near Hundheim and Werbach .

During the war against France in 1870/71, the Rastatt fortress was of great importance. It was a meeting point for troop contingents from Bavaria and Württemberg . After the surrender of Strasbourg , a camp for French prisoners of war was set up in the fortress. Friedrich I appointed Waag during the war on December 1, 1870 as a member of the First Chamber of the Estates Assembly and honored his achievements on April 1, 1871 by awarding the Collane to the Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion .

After the Peace of Frankfurt , Waag was taken over as lieutenant general in the Prussian Army , leaving his position as governor of the Rastatt fortress. With the approval of his resignation request, he was finally put up for disposal on March 8, 1873, conferring the character of General of the Infantry with the statutory pension . On the occasion of his farewell, the Prussian King Wilhelm I awarded him the Order of the Crown First Class with the enamel ribbon of the Order of the Red Eagle .

The city of Rastatt granted Waag honorary citizenship on March 14, 1873 . He died of the consequences of a stroke that he suffered during a stay at a spa on June 15, 1879 and was buried next to his wife in Rastatt.

family

Waag had married Julie von Preen (1819–1869) on December 3, 1844. She was the second eldest daughter of a lieutenant colonel in Baden. The children Hermann and Berta emerged from the marriage. The son died in 1870 as a prime lieutenant and regimental adjutant at Nuits.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of the honorary citizens of the city of Rastatt.
personal data
SURNAME Waag, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waag, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baden lieutenant general, Prussian infantry general, governor of Rastatt fortress
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1879
Place of death Bad Gastein