520:
127:
349:
363:
311:
231:
443:
404:
383:
356:
478:
464:
499:
332:
22:
422:
628:
536:
108:, and in 1856 personal aide-de-camp to the king, remaining, however, in close touch with the artillery. In 1864, having become major and then lieutenant colonel, he resigned the staff appointments to become commander of the new Guard Field Artillery regiment. In the following year, he became colonel.
83:
as the least expensive arm of the service. He joined the
Prussian Guard artillery in 1845, and it was soon discovered that he had unusual aptitudes as an artillery officer. For a time his fellow officers resented the presence of a prince, until it was found that he made no attempt to use his social
158:. In 1873 he was placed in command of an infantry division, and three years later was promoted to lieutenant-general. While he retired in 1879, he was made general of infantry in 1883 and then general of artillery in 1889.
776:
214:) were prepared in retirement near Dresden, and the first volume (1897) created such a sensation that eight years were allowed to elapse before the publication was continued. Kraft died near
123:, he led the Guard reserve artillery with success, and after the short war ended he turned his energies, now fortified by experience, to the tactical training of the Prussian artillery.
1009:
969:
984:
994:
1004:
989:
964:
61:
583:
881:
808:
757:
431:
939:
944:
643:
999:
413:
138:
In 1868 Kraft was made a major-general and assigned to command the Guard artillery brigade. At the same moment he became a member of the
648:
724:
720:
979:
794:
716:
712:
708:
974:
954:
700:
959:
949:
57:
1014:
903:
895:
409:
126:
469:
139:
392:
587:
341:
320:
252:
262:
849:
371:
155:
743:
868:
131:
116:
678:
483:
427:
166:
Kraft's military writings were numerous, and amongst them several have become classics. These are
508:
355:
290:
202:, 1889) are of less importance, though interesting as a reflection of prevailing German ideas.
111:
Kraft saw his first real active service in 1866. In the hold advance of the Guard corps on the
830:
348:
822:
633:
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
934:
929:
524:
388:
316:
147:
8:
569:
553:
143:
120:
71:
Educated with great rigour, owing to the impoverishment of the family estates during the
142:. As commander of the Guard artillery brigade Kraft gained great distinction during the
579:
337:
235:
33:
875:
802:
751:
547:
448:
367:
281:
528:
242:
823:"Der Großherzogliche Haus-und Verdienst-orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig"
504:
487:
151:
112:
72:
21:
541:
362:
65:
923:
639:
634:
105:
76:
53:
37:
452:
97:
101:
652:. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 573.
49:
675:
Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1892
576:
275:
590:(ADB). Band 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, pp. 444–446.
93:
432:
Grand
Commander of Honour of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig
154:. He was in control of the artillery attack on the fortifications of
80:
215:
900:
773:
Staatshandbücher für das
Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
1010:
Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree
827:
48:
Kraft Karl August zu
Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was born at
970:
German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
738:"Großherzogliche Orden: Orden vom Zähringer Löwen",
865:
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg
791:
36:general and military writer during the time of the
25:Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, circa 1865.
985:Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
995:Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
921:
771:"Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden",
740:Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden
62:Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
32:(2 January 1827 – 16 January 1892) was a
1005:Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class
990:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 1st class
846:Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1873
669:
667:
665:
663:
661:
659:
64:(1746–1818), who commanded the Prussians at
707:(in German), vol. 1, Berlin, pp.
965:Prussian people of the Austro-Prussian War
880:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
807:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
789:"Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen",
756:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
656:
221:
896:"Ritter-Orden: Orden vom Eisernen Krone"
638:
621:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
609:
323:, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords,
293:, 2nd Class with Swords and Oak Leaves,
125:
20:
200:Letters on Infantry, Letters on Cavalry
922:
695:
693:
691:
689:
687:
606:
584:Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Kraft Prinz zu
79:. There, he was commissioned to the
58:Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
940:Burials at Johannisfriedhof, Dresden
829:. Oldenburg: Schulze. 1879. p.
746:– via digital.blb-karlsruhe.de
30:Kraft Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
945:People from the Province of Silesia
848:. Dresden: Heinrich. 1873. p.
701:"Königlich Preussische Ordensliste"
684:
297:; 1st Class with Swords and Crown,
13:
1000:Commanders of the Legion of Honour
104:, Kraft was made a captain on the
14:
1026:
727:, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
594:
511:, 2nd Class with War Decoration,
455:, 1st Class with War Decoration,
867:, Stuttgart, 1886–1887, p.
626:
534:
518:
497:
476:
462:
441:
420:
402:
381:
361:
354:
347:
330:
309:
229:
84:position to secure advancement.
980:Generals of Artillery (Prussia)
888:
393:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
321:Commander of the Zähringer Lion
60:(1797–1873), and a grandson of
975:Generals of Infantry (Prussia)
955:House of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
856:
837:
815:
782:
764:
731:
588:Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
1:
599:
563:
140:Artillerie Prüfungskommission
87:
43:
960:Princes in the German Empire
950:People from Lubliniec County
261:Knight's Cross of the Royal
92:After serving as a military
16:Prussian general (1827–1892)
7:
1015:Children of prime ministers
844:"Königliche Ritter-orden".
793:, Darmstadt, 1881, p.
742:, Karlsruhe, 1888, p.
391:: Grand Cross of the Merit
263:House Order of Hohenzollern
161:
10:
1031:
797:– via hathitrust.org
372:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
205:
75:, Kraft was sent into the
340:: Grand Commander of the
705:Preussische Ordens-liste
509:Knight of the Iron Crown
241:Knight of Honour of the
188:Conversations on Cavalry
130:Prince Kraft's grave in
649:Encyclopædia Britannica
574:Soldatisches Führertum.
291:Knight of the Red Eagle
184:Gespräche über Reiterei
472:: Military Merit Medal
222:Orders and decorations
196:Briefe über Kavallerie
192:Briefe über Infanterie
170:(English translation
168:Briefe über Artillerie
135:
26:
486:: Grand Cross of the
370:: Grand Cross of the
269:; Commander's Cross,
176:Briefe über Strategie
129:
96:in Vienna and on the
24:
863:"Königliche Orden",
554:Knight of St. George
414:Military Merit Cross
410:Mecklenburg-Schwerin
389:Grand Duchy of Hesse
342:Military Merit Order
172:Letters on Artillery
100:frontier during the
56:. He was the son of
570:Kurt von Priesdorff
527:: Commander of the
451:: Commander of the
303:Service Award Cross
180:Letters on Strategy
144:Franco-Prussian War
121:Austro-Prussian War
580:Bernhard von Poten
548:Knight of St. Anna
338:Kingdom of Bavaria
236:Kingdom of Prussia
136:
27:
449:Kingdom of Saxony
368:Ernestine duchies
299:16 September 1875
278:(1870), 1st Class
271:20 September 1866
253:Royal Crown Order
210:Kraft's memoirs (
1022:
914:
913:
912:
910:
902:, 1891, p.
892:
886:
885:
879:
871:
860:
854:
853:
841:
835:
834:
819:
813:
812:
806:
798:
786:
780:
779:
775:, 1884, p.
768:
762:
761:
755:
747:
735:
729:
728:
697:
682:
681:
677:, 1892, p.
671:
654:
653:
632:
630:
629:
623:
540:
538:
537:
529:Legion of Honour
523:
522:
521:
503:
501:
500:
482:
480:
479:
470:Schaumburg-Lippe
468:
466:
465:
447:
445:
444:
426:
424:
423:
408:
406:
405:
387:
385:
384:
366:
365:
359:
358:
352:
351:
336:
334:
333:
315:
313:
312:
286:16 February 1871
243:Johanniter Order
234:
233:
232:
212:Aus meinem Leben
146:, especially at
132:Johannisfriedhof
1030:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1019:
920:
919:
918:
917:
908:
906:
894:
893:
889:
873:
872:
862:
861:
857:
843:
842:
838:
821:
820:
816:
800:
799:
788:
787:
783:
770:
769:
765:
749:
748:
737:
736:
732:
699:
698:
685:
673:
672:
657:
642:, ed. (1911). "
627:
625:
624:
607:
602:
597:
566:
561:
535:
533:
519:
517:
505:Austrian Empire
498:
496:
490:, with Swords,
488:Friedrich Order
477:
475:
463:
461:
442:
440:
434:, with Swords,
421:
419:
403:
401:
395:, with Swords,
382:
380:
374:, with Swords,
360:
353:
346:
331:
329:
310:
308:
265:, with Swords,
257:18 January 1864
247:12 October 1846
230:
228:
224:
208:
164:
90:
73:Napoleonic Wars
46:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1028:
1018:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
916:
915:
887:
855:
836:
814:
781:
763:
730:
683:
655:
640:Chisholm, Hugh
604:
603:
601:
598:
596:
595:External links
593:
592:
591:
577:
565:
562:
560:
559:
558:
557:
551:
542:Russian Empire
531:
515:
494:
473:
459:
438:
417:
399:
378:
344:
327:
306:
305:
304:
301:
288:
282:Pour le Mérite
279:
273:
259:
251:Knight of the
249:
225:
223:
220:
207:
204:
163:
160:
115:right wing at
89:
86:
45:
42:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1027:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
927:
925:
905:
901:
897:
891:
883:
877:
870:
866:
859:
851:
847:
840:
832:
828:
824:
818:
810:
804:
796:
792:
785:
778:
774:
767:
759:
753:
745:
741:
734:
726:
722:
718:
714:
710:
706:
702:
696:
694:
692:
690:
688:
680:
676:
670:
668:
666:
664:
662:
660:
651:
650:
645:
641:
636:
635:public domain
622:
620:
618:
616:
614:
612:
610:
605:
589:
585:
581:
578:
575:
571:
568:
567:
555:
552:
549:
546:
545:
543:
532:
530:
526:
525:French Empire
516:
514:
510:
506:
495:
493:
489:
485:
474:
471:
460:
458:
454:
450:
439:
437:
436:26 March 1871
433:
429:
418:
415:
411:
400:
398:
394:
390:
379:
377:
373:
369:
364:
357:
350:
345:
343:
339:
328:
326:
322:
318:
307:
302:
300:
296:
292:
289:
287:
283:
280:
277:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
258:
255:, 3rd Class,
254:
250:
248:
244:
240:
239:
237:
227:
226:
219:
217:
213:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
182:, 1898); and
181:
177:
173:
169:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
133:
128:
124:
122:
118:
114:
109:
107:
106:general staff
103:
99:
98:Transylvanian
95:
85:
82:
78:
77:Prussian Army
74:
69:
67:
63:
59:
55:
54:Upper Silesia
51:
41:
39:
38:German Empire
35:
31:
23:
19:
907:, retrieved
899:
890:
864:
858:
845:
839:
826:
817:
790:
784:
772:
766:
739:
733:
704:
674:
647:
573:
512:
491:
456:
453:Albert Order
435:
396:
375:
324:
298:
294:
285:
284:(military),
270:
266:
256:
246:
211:
209:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
165:
137:
110:
91:
70:
47:
29:
28:
18:
935:1892 deaths
930:1827 births
556:, 4th Class
550:, 1st Class
484:Württemberg
416:, 1st Class
134:in Dresden.
119:during the
102:Crimean War
924:Categories
600:References
564:Literature
397:1 May 1870
276:Iron Cross
148:Gravelotte
117:Königgrätz
88:Promotions
50:Koschentin
44:Early life
909:27 August
644:Hohenlohe
428:Oldenburg
218:in 1892.
174:, 1887);
81:artillery
876:citation
803:citation
752:citation
162:Writings
113:Austrian
34:Prussian
637::
216:Dresden
206:Memoirs
190:). The
186:(1887;
178:(1877;
94:attaché
631:
586:. In:
539:
502:
481:
467:
446:
425:
407:
386:
335:
314:
317:Baden
156:Paris
152:Sedan
911:2021
882:link
809:link
758:link
725:1013
513:1864
492:1871
457:1870
376:1872
325:1867
295:1871
267:1864
194:and
150:and
66:Jena
904:132
850:133
744:140
721:938
717:639
646:".
52:in
926::
898:,
878:}}
874:{{
869:82
831:52
825:.
805:}}
801:{{
795:81
777:32
754:}}
750:{{
723:,
719:,
715:,
713:37
711:,
709:14
703:,
686:^
679:40
658:^
608:^
582::
572::
544::
507::
430::
412::
319::
245:,
238::
68:.
40:.
884:)
852:.
833:.
811:)
760:)
198:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
