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Heinrich Von Brandt
Heinrich von Brandt (2 August 1789, in Łąkie, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Łąkie near Poznań, Posen – 23 January 1868, in Berlin) was a Prussian general and military author. Biography Military career He studied law in Berlin. In 1807, he joined the army. The Peace of Tilsit made him a subject of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and as such he fought in the War of the Fifth Coalition in Spain and Napoleon's invasion of Russia. At the Battle of Leipzig, he was wounded and captured by the Russian people, Russians, who forced him into the Polish army. In 1816, he entered the Prussian army and became a member of the general staff. He took part in the November Uprising, Polish revolts of 1831 and Greater Poland Uprising (1848), 1848, the latter of which he helped to suppress. He retired from the army in 1857 with the rank of general of infantry. Political service He was elected a member of the Prussian Landtag, Prussian Upper Chamber in 1849 and of the Erfurt Parliament in 1850. Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Rev. ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Its capital was Berlin. The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. Brandenburg-Prussia, predecessor of the kingdom, became a military power under Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, known as "The Great Elector". As a kingdom, Prussia continued its rise to power, especially during the reign of Frederick II, more commonly known as Frederick the Great, who was the third son of Frederick William I.Horn, D. B. "The Youth of Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |