Heinrich Beitzke
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Heinrich Beitzke was a German
politician and historian, born at Muttrin
in the Prussian
Province of Pomerania
. He served as a volunteer in the campaign of 1815, studied at the military schools of Coblenz
and Mainz
, entered the army as an officer in 1817, and retired in 1845 with the rank of major. In 1858 he was elected to the Prussia
n Chamber of Deputies
. He published:
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
politician and historian, born at Muttrin
Motarzyn
Motarzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tychowo, within Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Tychowo, south-east of Białogard, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...
in the Prussian
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
Province of Pomerania
Province of Pomerania
The Province of Pomerania was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1945. Afterwards its territory became part of Allied-occupied Germany and Poland....
. He served as a volunteer in the campaign of 1815, studied at the military schools of Coblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
and Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, entered the army as an officer in 1817, and retired in 1845 with the rank of major. In 1858 he was elected to the Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...
. He published:
- Geschichte der deutschen Freiheitskriege in den Jahren 1813 und 1814 (three volumes, 1855 — an accurate and unprejudiced narrativeNarrativeA narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
, widely read) - Geschichte des russischen Kriegs im Jahre 1812 (1856)
- Geschichte des Jahres 1815 (two volumes, 1865)
- Das preussische Heer vor und nach der Reorganisation (1867)