Gustav Friedrich von Beyer

Gustav Friedrich von Beyer
Gustav Friedrich von Beyer
Birth name	Gustav Friedrich Beyer
Born	26 February 1812; Berlin, Prussia
Died	7 December 1889 (aged 77); Leipzig, German Empire
Allegiance	Prussia; Baden; German Empire
Service/branch	Prussian Army; Baden Army; Imperial German Army
Years of service	1829−1880
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	; Minister of War of Baden;
Battles/wars	Austro-Prussian War Battle of Langensalza; Battle of Kissingen; Battle of Werbach; Battle of Helmstadt; Battle of Roßbrunn; Franco-Prussian War Battle of Wörth; Siege of Strasbourg; Battle of Ognon; Battle of Gray; Battle of Dijon;

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]

Biography[]

Beyer was the son of a Prussian government official (Privy Councilor). He was also the older brother of the future mayor of Potsdam, [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]

Literature[]

L. Löhlein: Gustav Friedrich v. Beyer. In: Friedrich von Weech (Ed.): Badische Biographien . First Part, Heidelberg 1875, pp. 82–83 (online in the Baden State Library) .
Gustav Friedrich von Beyer. (To Part I, p. 82 ff.) In: Friedrich von Weech (Ed.): Badische Biographien. Fourth Part, Karlsruhe 1891, p. 524 (online in the Baden State Library) .
Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829, pp. 330–332, no. 2320.
Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenz heads. People from the city's history - namesake for streets and squares. 2. revised and exp. Edition. Publishing house for advertising papers, Mülheim-Kärlich 2005.

References[]

^ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.
^ Geoffrey Wawro: The Austro-Prussian War. Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-521-62951-9 , pp. 75-81.
^ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.

Preceded by	Minister of War of the Grand Duchy of Baden 13 February 1868 − 29 June 1871	Succeeded by Position abolished

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[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.

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