See also:

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

COUNT VON LEONHARD See also:

• COUNT VON LEONHARD BLUMENTHAL (1810–1900)

BLUMENTHAL (1810–1900)  , Prussian See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal, son of See also:

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

Captain See also:

• LUDWIG, KARL FRIEDRICH WILHELM (1816—1895)
• LUDWIG, OTTO (1813-1865)

Ludwig von See also:

• BLUMENTHAL, LEONHARD, COUNT VON (1810–1900)

Blumenthal (killed in 1813 at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• DENNEWITZ

Dennewitz), was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Schwedton-See also:

• ODER (Lat. Viadua; Slavonic, Vjodr)

Oder on the 3oth of See also:

• JULY

July 181o . Educated at the military See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools of See also:

• CULM

Culm and See also:

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

Berlin, he entered the See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards as 2nd lieu-See also:

• TENANT (from Lat. tenere, to hold)

tenant in 1827 . After serving in the See also:

• RHINE (Lat. Rhenus, Ger. Rhein, Fr. Rhin, Dutch Rhyn, or Rijn)

Rhine provinces, he joined the topographical See also:

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

division of the See also:

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

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 1846 . As See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant of the 31st See also:

• FOOT

foot he took See also:

• PART

part in 1848 in the suppression of the Berlin riots, and in 1849 was promoted captain on the general staff . The same See also:

• YEAR

year he served on the staff of General von Bonin in the See also:

• SCHLESWIG (Dan. Slesvig)

Schleswig-See also:

• HOLSTEIN
• HOLSTEIN, FRIEDRICH VON (1837–1909)

Holstein See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, and so distinguished himself, particularly at See also:

• FREDERICIA (FRIEDERIc1A)

Fredericia, that he was appointed See also:

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

chief of the staff of the Schleswig-Holstein See also:

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

army . In 185o he was general staff officer of the See also:

• MOBILE

mobile division under von Tietzen in See also:

• HESSE
• HESSE (Lat. Hessia, Ger. Hessen)

Hesse-See also:

• CASSEL
• CASSEL, or KASSEL

Cassel . He was sent on a See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in that year (4th class of Red See also:

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

Eagle), and on several subsequent occasions . Having attained the See also:

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

rank of lieutenant-See also:

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

colonel, he was appointed See also:

• PERSONAL

personal See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant to 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 1859 . In 186o he became colonel of the 31st, and later of the 71st, See also:

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

regiment . He was chief of the staff of the III. army 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 when,on the outbreak of the Danish See also:

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

War of 1864, he was nominated chief of the general staff of the army against See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark, and displayed so much ability, particularly at See also:

• DUPPEL

Duppel and the passage to See also:

• ALSEN (Danish Als)

Alsen See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island, that he was promoted See also:

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

major-general and given 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 . In the war of 1866 Blumenthal occupied the See also:

• POST

post of chief of the general staff to the See also:

• CROWN

crown prince of See also:

• PRUSSIA
• PRUSSIA (Ger. Preussen; Lat. Borussia)

Prussia, commanding the 2nd army . It was upon this army that the brunt of the fighting See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell, and at See also:

• KONIGGRATZ (Czech, Hradec Kralove)

Koniggratz it decided the fortunes of the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day .

Blumenthal's own part in these battles and in the campaign generally was most conspicuous . On the field of Koniggratz the crown prince said to his chief of staff, " I know to whom I owe the conduct of my army," and Blumenthal soon received promotion to lieutenant-general and the See also:

• OAK (O. Eng., (lc)

oak-See also:

• LEAF (O. Eng. leaf, cf. Dutch loof, Ger. Laub, Swed. lof, &c.; possibly to be referred to the root seen in Gr. Ma-eta, to peel, strip)

leaf of the order pour le merite . He was also made a See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight of the See also:

• HOHENZOLLERN

Hohenzollern Order . From 1866 to 187o he commanded the 14th division at See also:

• DUSSELDORF

Dusseldorf . In the Franco-See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German War of 1870-71 he was chief of staff of the 3rd army under the crown prince . Blumenthal's soldierly qualities and See also:

• TALENT (Lat. talentum, adaptation of Gr. TaXavrov, balance, ! Recollections of a First Visit to the Alps (1841); Vacation Rambles weight, from root raX-, to lift, as in rXi vac, to bear, 1-aXas, and Thoughts, comprising recollections of three Continental

talent were never more conspicuous than in the See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

critical days preceding the battle of See also:

• SEDAN

Sedan, and his services in the war have been considered as scarcely less valuable and important than those of See also:

• MOLTKE, ADAM GOTTLOB, COUNT (1710-1792)
• MOLTKE, ADAM WILHELM, COUNT (1785-1864)
• MOLTKE, HELMUTH CARL BERNHARD, COUNT VON (1800-1891)

Moltke himself . In 1871 Blumenthal represented See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany at the See also:

• BRITISH

British manceuvres at Chobham, and was given the command of the IV. army corps at See also:

• MAGDEBURG

Magdeburg . In 1873 he became a general of See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry, and ten years later he was made a See also:

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

count . In 1888 he was made a general field marshal, after which he was in command of the 4th and 3rd army inspections . He retired in 1896, and died at Quellendorf near Kothen on the 21st of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1900 . Blumenthal's See also:

• DIARY

diary of 1866 and 1870–1871 has been edited by his son, Count Albrecht von Blumenthal (Tagebuch See also:

• DES

des G.F.M. von Blumenthal), 19o2; an See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation (See also:

• JOURNALS

Journals of Count von Blumenthal) was published in 1903 .