See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

AUGUST KARL VON See also:

• AUGUST KARL VON GOEBEN (1816—188o)

GOEBEN (1816—188o)  , Prussian See also:

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

general of See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry, came of old Hanoverian stock . See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

Born at See also:

• STADE
• STADE, BERNHARD (1848–1906)

Stade on the loth of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1816, he aspired from his earliest years to the Prussian service rather than that of his own See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, and at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of seventeen obtained a See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission in the 24th See also:

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

regiment of Prussian infantry . But there was little See also:

• SCOPE (through Ital. scopo, aim, purpose, intent, from Gr. o'KOaos, mark to shoot at, aim, o ic07reiv, to see, whence the termination in telescope, microscope, &c.)

scope there for the activities of a See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young and energetic subaltern, and, leaving the service in 1836, he entered the Carlist See also:

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

army campaigning in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . In the five See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns which he made in the service of See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

Don See also:

• CARLOS, DON (1545-1568)
• CARLOS, DON (1788-1855)
• CARLOS, DON (CHARLES MARIA DE LOS DOLORES JUAN ISIDOR.E JOSEPH FRANCIS QUIRIN ANTONY MICHAEL GABRIEL RAPHAEL) (1848—1909)

Carlos he had many and various vicissitudes of See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune . He had not fought for two months when he See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell, severely wounded, into the hands of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish Royal troops . After eight months' detention he escaped, but it was not See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long before he was captured again . This See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time his imprisonment was long and painful, and on two occasions he was compelled to draw lots for his See also:

• LIFE

life with his See also:

• FELLOW

fellow-captives . When released, he served till 184o with distinction . In that See also:

• YEAR

year he made his way back, a See also:

• BEGGAR

beggar without means or clothing, to See also:

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

Prussia . The Carlist See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

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

colonel was glad to be re-admitted into the Prussian service as a second lieutenant, but he was still young, and few subalterns could at the age of twenty-four claim five years' meritorious See also:

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

war service . In a few years we find him serving as See also:

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

captain 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, and in 1848 he had the See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good fortune to be transferred to the staff of the IV. 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, his immediate See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior being See also:

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

Major von See also:

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

Moltke . The two " coming men " became fast See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends, and their mutual esteem was never disturbed .

In the See also:

• BADEN
• BADEN, GRAND DUCHY OF

Baden insurrection See also:

• GOEBEN, AUGUST KARL VON (1816—188o)

Goeben served with distinction on the staff of See also:

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

Prince 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, the future See also:

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

emperor . Staff and regimental See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty (as usual in the Prussian service) alternated for some years after this, till in 1863 he became major-general commanding the 26th infantry See also:

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

brigade . In 186o, it should be mentioned, he was See also:

• PRESENT

present with the Spanish troops in See also:

• MOROCCO

Morocco, and took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• TETUAN (TETTAwAN)

Tetuan . In the first of Prussia's great See also:

• WARS

wars (1864) he distinguished himself at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of his brigade at Rackebull and See also:

• SONDERBURG

Sonderburg . In the war of 1866 Lieutenant-General von Goeben commanded the 13th See also:

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

division, of which his old brigade formed part, and, in this higher See also:

• SPHERE (Gr. vclsa?pa, a ball or globe)

sphere, once more displayed the qualities of a born See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader and skilful tactician . He held almost See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent command with conspicuous success in the actions of Dermbach, Laufach, See also:

• KISSINGEN

Kissingen, See also:

• ASCHAFFENBURG

Aschaffenburg, Gerchsheim, Tauber-Bischofsheim and See also:

• WURZBURG

Wurzburg . The mobilization of 1870 placed him at the head of the VIII . (Rhineland) army corps, forming part of the First Army under See also:

• STEINMETZ, KARL FRIEDRICH VON (1796-1877)

Steinmetz . It was his resolute and energetic leading that contributed mainly to the victory of Spicheren (6th See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August), and won the only laurels gained on the Prussian right wing at See also:

• GRAVELOTTE

Gravelotte (18th August) . Under See also:

• MANTEUFFEL, EDWIN, FREIHERR VON (1809-1885)

Manteuffel the VIII. corps took part in the operations about See also:

• AMIENS

Amiens and Bapaume, and on the 8th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1871 Goeben succeeded that general in the command of the First Army, with which he had served throughout the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign as a corps See also:

• COMMANDER

commander . A fortnight later he had brought the war in See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France to a brilliant conclusion, by the decisive victory of St Quentin (18th and 19th January 1871) . The See also:

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

close of the Franco-See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German War See also:

• LEFT

left Goeben one of the most distinguished men in the victorious army .

He was colonel of the 28th infantry, and had the See also:

• GRAND

grand See also:

• CROSS

cross of the See also:

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

Iron Cross . He commanded the VIII. corps at See also:

• COBLENZ (KOBLENZ)

Coblenz until his See also:

• DEATH

death in 1880 . General von Goeben left many writings . His See also:

• MEMOIRS

memoirs are to be found in his See also:

• WORKS

works Vier r ahre in Spanien (See also:

• HANOVER
• HANOVER (Ger. Hannover)

Hanover, 1841), Reise-und Lagerbriefe aus Spanien and vom spanischen Heere in Marokko (Hanover, 1863) and in the See also:

• DARMSTADT

Darmstadt Allgemeine Militarzeitung . The former See also:

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

French See also:

• PORT

port (Queuleu) at See also:

• METZ

Metz was renamed Goeben after him, and the 28th infantry bears his name . A statue of Goeben by Schaper was erected at Coblenz in 1884 . See G . Zernin, Das Leben See also:

• DES

des Generals August von Goeben (2 vols., See also:

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

Berlin, 1895—1897) ; H . See also:

• BARTH
• BARTH, HEINRICH (1821–1865)
• BARTH, KASPAR VON (1587-1658)

Barth, A. von Goeben (Berlin, 1906) ; and, for his See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share In the war of 1870—71; H . Kunz, Der Feldzug See also:

• IM(K2+a2+h2—2 ah cos 0)

im N. and N.W . Frankreichs 187o—187z (Berlin, 1889), and the 14th Monograph of the Great General Staff (1891) .