Friedrich Graf von Waldersee
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Friedrich Gustav Graf von Waldersee (born 21 July 1795 in Dessau
; died 15 January 1864 in Potsdam
) was a Prussian Lieutenant General
and military author.
Friedrich Graf von Waldersee was a son of Franz Graf Waldersee, a son of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
. His brother was Franz Heinrich Graf von Waldersee, his nephew Alfred von Waldersee. On 2 July 1823 he married Ottilie von Wedel (1803-1882) in Silligsdorf. The marriage produced the following children:
Von Waldersee was a Prussian officer and professional soldier, and later commander of the "Gardekorps Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1" in Berlin and Prussian Minister of War
from 1854 to 1858. As commander of the Prussian troops in Dresden he succeeded in suppressing the 1849 May Uprising in Dresden
.
His written works dealt with infantry training, and some of them were printed in over a hundred editions.
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
; died 15 January 1864 in Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
) was a Prussian Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
and military author.
Friedrich Graf von Waldersee was a son of Franz Graf Waldersee, a son of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
Leopold III Frederick Franz, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau , known as "Prince Franz" or "Father Franz", was a German prince of the House of Ascania...
. His brother was Franz Heinrich Graf von Waldersee, his nephew Alfred von Waldersee. On 2 July 1823 he married Ottilie von Wedel (1803-1882) in Silligsdorf. The marriage produced the following children:
- Gustav von Waldersee (1826–1861)
- Rudolf von Waldersee (1827–1870)
- Helene von Waldersee (1830–1869)
- Bertha von Waldersee (1833–1884)
Von Waldersee was a Prussian officer and professional soldier, and later commander of the "Gardekorps Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1" in Berlin and Prussian Minister of War
Prussian Minister of War
The Prussian War Ministry was gradually established between 1808 and 1809 as part of a series of reforms initiated by the Military Reorganization Commission created after the disastrous Treaty of Paris. The War Ministry was to help bring the army under constitutional control, and, along with the...
from 1854 to 1858. As commander of the Prussian troops in Dresden he succeeded in suppressing the 1849 May Uprising in Dresden
May Uprising in Dresden
The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Germany in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848.-Events leading to the May Uprising:...
.
His written works dealt with infantry training, and some of them were printed in over a hundred editions.
Works
- Der Kampf in Dresden im Mai 1849. Mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Mitwirkung der Preußischen Truppen geschildert und militairisch beleuchtet, Berlin 1849.
- Der Dienst des Infanterieunteroffiziers. Berlin spätere Aufl. 1895
- Leitfaden für den Unterricht des Infanteristen. Berlin 1903