ALVENSLEBEN  , . CONSTANTIN VON (1809-1892), Prussian See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 26th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1809 at Eichenbarleben in Prussian See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony, and entered the Prussian See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

guards from the See also:

• CADET (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. capitettum, a diminutive of caput, head, through the Provencal form capdet)

cadet See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps in 1827 . He became first See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 1842, See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in 1849, and See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major on the See also:

• GREAT

Great General See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

Staff in 1853, whence after seven years he went to the See also:

• MINISTRY

Ministry of See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . He was soon afterwards promoted See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel, and commanded a See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of Guard See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry up to 1864, when he became a major-general . In this See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank he commanded a See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade of guards in the war of 1866 . At the See also:

• ACTION

action of Soor (Burkersdorf) on the 28th of See also:

• JUNE

June he distinguished himself very greatly, and at See also:

• KONIGGRATZ (Czech, Hradec Kralove)

Koniggratz, where he led the advanced guard of the Guard corps, his See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy and initiative were still more conspicuous . Soon afterwards he succeeded to the command of his See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division, General See also:

• HILLER, FERDINAND (181i-1885)
• HILLER, JOHANN ADAM (1728–1804)

Hiller v . Gartringen having fallen in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle; he was promoted lieutenant-general, and retained this command after the conclusion of See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, receiving in addition the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order pour le merite for his services . In 187o, on the outbreak of war with See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, von Alvensleben succeeded See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles in command of the III See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army corps which formed See also:

• PART

part of the II See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German Army commanded by the prince . Under their new general, the See also:

• BRANDENBURG

Brandenburg regiments forming the III corps proved them-selves collectively the best in the whole German army, with the possible exception of the Prussian guards, and, if Prince Frederick Charles is entitled to the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit in training the III corps, Alvensleben had contributed in almost equal degree to the efficiency of the Guard infantry, while his actual leadership of the III corps in the battles of 187o and 1871 showed him afresh as a fighting general of the very first rank . The battle of Spicheren, on the 6th of August, was initiated and practically directed throughout by him, and in the confusion which followed this victory, for which the See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior commanders were not pre-pared, Alvensleben showed his energy and determination' by resuming the advance on his own responsibility . This led to the great battles of the 14th, 16th and 18th of August around See also:

• METZ

Metz, and again the III corps was destined, under its resolute See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, to win the chief credit .

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• CROSSING

Crossing the Moselle the instant that he received permission from his army See also:

• COMMANDER

commander to do so, Alvensleben struck the flank of See also:

• BAZAINE, ACHILLE FRANCOIS (1811–1888)

Bazaine's whole army (August 16th) in See also:

• MOVEMENT

movement westward from Metz . The III corps attacked at once, and for many See also:

• HOURS, CANONICAL

hours See also:

• BORE

bore the whole brunt of the battle at See also:

• VIONVILLE

Vionville . By the most resolute leading, and at the cost of very heavy losses, Alvensleben held the whole See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French army at See also:

• BAY

bay while other corps of the I and II German Armies gradually closed up . In the battle of See also:

• GRAVELOTTE

Gravelotte, on the 18th, the corps took little part . Its See also:

• WORK

work was done, and it remained with the II Army before Metz until the surrender of Bazaine's army . Prince Frederick Charles then moved See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west to co-operate with the See also:

• GRAND

grand-See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• MECKLENBURG

Mecklenburg on the See also:

• LOIRE

Loire . At the battle of See also:

• BEAUNE

Beaune-la-Rolande, the corps, with its comrades of Vionville, the X corps under General v . Voigts-Rhetz, won new laurels, and it participated in the advance on Le Mans and the battle at that See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place on the 12th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1871 . At the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the war Alvensleben received the See also:

• OAK (O. Eng., (lc)

oak-leaves of the order pour le me'rite, the first class of the See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

Iron See also:

• CROSS

Cross and a See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant of See also:

• IOO

Ioo,000 thalers . He became full general of infantry in 1873 and retired immediately afterwards . In 1889 the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William II. ordered that the 52nd infantry regiment (one of the distinguished regiments of Vionville) should thereafter See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear Alvensleben's name, and in 1892, on the anniversary of the battle of Le Mans, the old general received the order of the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black See also:

• EAGLE (Fr. aigle, from the Lat. aquila)

Eagle . He died on the 28th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1892 at See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin .

His See also:

• BROTHER

brother, GUSTAV VON ALVENSLEBEN (1803—1881), Prussian general of infantry, was born at Eichenbarleben on the 3oth of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1803, entered the Guard infantry in 1821, and took part as a general staff officer in the suppression of the See also:

• BADEN
• BADEN, GRAND DUCHY OF

Baden insurrection of 1849 . He became a major-general in 1858, aide-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp to the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king in 1861, and lieutenant-general in 1863, and in the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of 1866 performed valuable military and See also:

• POLITICAL

political services . He was promoted general of infantry in 1868 . In the war of 187o he commanded the IV army corps, which took a conspicuous part in the action of See also:

• BEAUMONT
• BEAUMONT, BELMONT, or BELLOMONT
• BEAUMONT, CHRISTOPHE DE (1703-1781)
• BEAUMONT, SIR JOHN (1583–1627)

Beaumont and afterwards served in the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris . He received the Iron Cross, the order pour le Write, and a See also:

• MONEY

money grant, as a See also:

• REWARD

reward for his services, and retired in 1872 . He died at Gernrode in the Harz on the 3oth of June 1881 . Another brother, ALBRECHT, See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

COUNT VON ALVENSLEBEN (1794—1858), was a distinguished Prussian statesman .