Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn
Ludwig Georg Thedel Count von Wallmoden (born February 6, 1769 in Vienna , † March 22, 1862 ibid) was an Austrian general of the cavalry .
Life
Wallmoden was born in Austria as the son of the British envoy at the time . His father Johann Ludwig Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn (1736-1811) was an illegitimate son of George II August , King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Electorate of Hanover).
He first served in Hanover , in 1790 in Prussian and in 1795 in Austrian military service. Here distinguished himself as a partisan in the campaigns from 1796 to 1801 and was also repeatedly used for diplomatic broadcasts.
In 1809 he concluded the subsidy agreement between Austria and England in London . On his return to Vienna, on July 5th and 6th, he took part in the Klenau Corps as a brigade leader in the battle of Wagram , whereupon he was awarded the Small Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order . After the Peace of Vienna he was promoted to field marshal lieutenant on August 25, 1809 and transferred to Bohemia as a division officer.
In 1813 Wallmoden joined the Russian army . He became the commander of the Russian-German Legion , which he united with the Northern Army . He not only asserted himself with his corps against the superior strength of General Davout , but also defeated the French Pécheux division in the battle of the Göhrde and then advanced into Schleswig , thereby forcing the Danes to peace.
After the Second Peace of Paris in 1817, he returned to the Austrian service and became the commander of the Austrian troops left behind in the Kingdom of Naples . At the end of August 1819 he was appointed owner of what would later become the 6th Dragoon Regiment.
In 1821 he commanded by General of Cavalry Frimont a Division against by Naples envoys intervention force and struck on March 7 in combat in Rieti by General Pepe commanded riot troops. Thereupon he received the order to occupy the island of Sicily in June , where he remained until 1823. He then worked as the commander of the 1st Army Corps in Northern Italy and was appointed military governor of Milan on March 21, 1827 . On September 18, 1838 he was appointed general of the cavalry and remained in Milan as military commander until 1848. Wallmoden made a name for itself mainly through the training of the light infantry and the improvement of the Tirailleursystem . He was retired on October 19, 1848 when he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold . Ludwig Graf von Wallmoden died on March 22, 1862 without heirs.
In 1906 the Wallmodengasse in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after him.
See also
literature
- Julian Pallua-Gall: Wallmoden-Gimborn, Ludwig Georg Thedel Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 761 f.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wallmoden-Gimborn, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wallmoden, Ludwig Georg Thedel Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1862 |
| Place of death | Vienna |