Gustav Friedrich von Beyer

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Gustav Friedrich von Beyer
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Birth nameGustav Friedrich Beyer
Born(1812-02-26)26 February 1812
Berlin, Prussia
Died7 December 1889(1889-12-07) (aged 77)
Leipzig, German Empire
AllegianceFlag of Prussia (1892-1918).svg  Prussia
Flagge Grossherzogtum Baden (1871-1891).svg  Baden
Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire
Service/branchWar Ensign of Prussia (1816).svg  Prussian Army
Flagge Grossherzogtum Baden (1871-1891).svg Baden Army
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Army
Years of service1829−1880
Rank General of the Infantry
Commands held 31st Infantry Regiment
Minister of War of Baden
Baden Field Division
Battles/wars Austro-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

Gustav Friedrich Beyer (von Beyer since 1859; born 26 February 1812 in Berlin; died 7 December 1889 in Leipzig) was a Prussian general and war minister of the Grand Duchy of Baden. [1] [2]

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Biography

Beyer was the son of a Prussian government official (Privy Councilor). He was also the older brother of the future mayor of Potsdam, Alexander Beyer  [ de ]. He joined the Prussian Army in April 1829. From 1835 to 1838 he attended the General War School as a second lieutenant, and in 1846 was promoted to first lieutenant; taking part in the suppression of the Baden Revolution in 1849. [3]

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References

  1. Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.
  2. Geoffrey Wawro: The Austro-Prussian War. Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-521-62951-9 , pp. 75-81.
  3. Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.
  4. Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p.  102.
  5. "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1879, p.  28 via archive.org
  6. 1 2 3 Rangliste de Königlich Preußischen Armee (in German), Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn, 1889, p.  151 via hathitrust.org
  7. 1 2 "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), Berlin, 1: 23, 933, 1886
  8. 1 2 "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1888, pp.  66, 136 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Preceded by Minister of War of the Grand Duchy of Baden
13 February 1868 − 29 June 1871
Succeeded by
Position abolished