FREIHERR VON DER See also:

• COLMAR, or KOLMAR

COLMAR See also:

• GOLTZ, BOGUMIL (18o1-1870)
• FREIHERR VON DER COLMAR GOLTZ (1843- )

GOLTZ (1843- )  , Prussian soldier and military writer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Bielkenfeld, See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

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

Prussia, on the 12th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1843, and entered the Prussian See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry in 1861 . In 1864 he entered the See also:

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

Berlin Military See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, but was temporarily withdrawn in 1866 to serve in the See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

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

war, in which he was wounded at See also:

• TRAUTENAU (Czech Trutnov)

Trautenau . In 1867 he joined the topographical See also:

• SECTION
• SECTION (Lat. sectio, cutting, secare, to cut)

section 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, and at the beginning of the Franco-See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German War of 1870-71 was attached to 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:

• 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 . He took See also:

• PART

part in the battles of See also:

• VIONVILLE

Vionville and See also:

• GRAVELOTTE

Gravelotte and 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:

• METZ

Metz . After its fall he served under the Red Prince in the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of the See also:

• LOIRE

Loire, including the battles of See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans and Le Mans . He was appointed in 1871 See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor at the military school at See also:

• POTSDAM

Potsdam, and the same See also:

• YEAR

year was promoted See also:

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

captain and placed in the See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical section of the general staff . It was then he wrote See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

Die Operationen der II . Armee bis zur See also:

• CAPITULATION (Lat. capitulum, a little head or division; capitulare, to treat upon terms)

Capitulation von Metz and Die Sieben Tage von Le Mans, both published in 1873 . In 1874 he was appointed to the staff of the 6th See also:

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

division, and while so employed "wrote Die Operationen der II . Armee an der Loire and See also:

• LEON
• LEON, LUIS PONCE DE (1527-1591)
• LEON, MOSES BEN SI
• LEON, or LEON DE LAS ALDAMAS

Leon See also:

• GAMBETTA, LEON (1838-1882)

Gambetta and See also:

• SEINE
• SEINE (Lat. Sequana)
• SEINE, or SEAN (O. Fr. seigne, mod. seine, Lat. sagena, Gr. vaytivrl, a draw-net)

seine Armeen, published in 1875 and 1877 respectively . The latter was translated into See also:

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

French the same year, and both are impartially written . The views expressed in the latter See also:

• WORK

work led to his being sent back to regimental See also:

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

duty for a 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, but it was not See also:

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

long before he returned to the military See also:

• HISTORY

history section .

In 1878 von der See also:

• GOLTZ, BOGUMIL (18o1-1870)
• GOLTZ, COLMAR, FREIHERR VON DER (1843- )

Goltz was appointed lecturer in military history at the military academy at Berlin, where he remained for five years and 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 See also:

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

major . He published, in 1883, See also:

• ROSSBACH

Rossbach and See also:

• JENA

Jena (new and revised edition, Von Rossbach bis Jena and Auerstadt, 1906), Das See also:

• VOLK, LEONARD WELLS (1828-1895)

Volk in Waffen (See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation The Nation in Arms), both of which quickly became military See also:

• CLASSICS

classics, and during his See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence in Berlin contributed many articles to the military See also:

• JOURNALS

journals . In See also:

• JUNE

June 1883 his services were See also:

• LENT (0. Eng. lenclen, " spring," M. Eng. lenten, lente, lent; cf. Dut. lente, Ger. Lenz, " spring," 0. H. Ger. lenzin, lengizin, lenzo, probably from the same root as " long " and referring to " the lengthening days ")

lent to See also:

• TURKEY

Turkey to reorganize the military establishments of the 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 . He spent twelve years in this work, the result of which appeared in the See also:

• GRECO, EL

Greco-See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish War of 1897, and he was made a See also:

• PASHA

pasha and in 1895 a mushir or 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 . On his return to See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany in 1896 he became a See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-general and See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the 5th division, and in 1898, 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 the Engineer and See also:

• PIONEER

Pioneer 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 and inspector-general of fortifications . In 190o he was made general of infantry and in 1902 commander of the I. See also:

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

army corps . In 1907 he was made inspector-general of the newly created See also:

• SIXTH

sixth army inspection established at Berlin, and in 1908 was given the rank of See also:

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

colonel-general (Generaloberst) . In addition to the See also:

• WORKS

works already named and frequent contributions to military periodical literature, he wrote Kriegfuhrung (1895, later edition Krieg- and Heerfuhrung, 1901; Eng. trans . The Conduct of War) ; Der thessalische Krieg (Berlin, 1898) ; See also:

• AIN

Ain Ausflug nach Macedonien (1894); Anatolische Ausfluge (1896); a See also:

• MAP
• MAP (or MAPES), WALTER (d. c. 1208/9)

map and description of the environs of See also:

• CONSTANTINOPLE
• CONSTANTINOPLE, COUNCILS OF

Constantinople; Von Jena bis Pr . See also:

• EYLAU (Preussisch-Eylau)

Eylau (1907), a most important historical work, carrying on the See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story of Rossbach and Jena to the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of See also:

• TILSIT

Tilsit, &c .