Anton Joseph Freiherr von Gumppenberg (January 10, 1787 – April 5, 1855) was a Bavaria

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n military and War Minister from June 9, 1839 to March 1, 1847. His last military rank was General der Infanterie

General of the Infantry (Germany)

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Biography

Von Gumppenberg was born in Breitenbrunn, Upper Palatinate

Breitenbrunn, Upper Palatinate

Breitenbrunn is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.-Notable people:* The Bavarian war minister Anton Joseph Freiherr von Gumppenberg was born in Breitenbrunn....

. After his studies of silviculture

Silviculture

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, he joined the Bavarian infantry

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 in 1805, took part in campaigns until 1815

Napoleonic Wars

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. In 1810 he was advanced to a Captain and became adjutant

Adjutant

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 of crown prince Ludwig

Ludwig I of Bavaria

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. In 1812 he became Major

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, in 1817 Oberstleutnant

Oberstleutnant

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 and in 1823 Oberst

Oberst

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. In 1825 he became Flügeladjutant

Aide-de-camp

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 of His Royal Majesty Ludwig I of Bavaria, got the temporary rank of a Major General

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 in 1932, and was advanced to this rank in 1837. In 1838 he became Brigadier

Brigadier

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, was Bavarian war minister from 1839 to 1847, afterwards he was again Brigadier, and one year later he became Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

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 and commander of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division

2nd Royal Bavarian Division

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. In 1849 he became commander of the II Army Corps, and was transferred to the rank of a General der Infanterie in 1855. He died in Munich

Munich

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