Friedrich Wilhem von Bismarck
See also: Bismarck
Friedrich Wilhem von Bismarck , born with Windheim, in Westphalia, the July 28th 1783 is lieutenant-general, commander-in-chief of the cavalry of the Royaume of Wurtemberg, etc, count de Bismark, descendant of a former noble family, Slavic origin .
In 1796, it entered like Enseigne the army hanovrienne. In 1803, at the time of the occupation of the Hanover by the French Army, it took service in the troops of the Duc of Nassau. In 1804, it was withdrawn in England, where it entered the legion anglo-hanovrienne. In 1805, it took share with the forwarding of the English in the north of the Germany.
In 1807, it entered, as captain, in the army Wurtemberg eoise. In the countryside of 1809 against the Austria, it was announced especially to the Combat of Riedau, where its control pointed out it by the emperor Napoleon I {{er}}, which gave him the cross.
It made the Campagne of Russia in the 3rd body of the Large army, ordered by the marshal Ney, and showed a great intrepidity linked with a remarkable skill. With the Battle of Moskowa, it had three horses killed under him; the count de Bismark, then major, had to take the command of the regiment, tiny room to 70 men.
After the Passage of Bérésina, it was charged to bring back in Wurtemberg the weak remainders of the quota of this kingdom. In 1813, it returned on line to the head of the 1 {{er}} regiment of light horsemen, and covered glory with Bautzen and Seiffersdorf, where it was promoted with the rank of officer of the Légion of honor. With Leipzig, it was made prisoner.
After the meeting of the Wurtemberg to the coalition, the count de Bismark was named colonel, chief of staff of the Prince Adam, who ordered the cavalry wurtembergeoise; he made in this quality the countryside of France and was distinguished under the walls from Strasbourg, in 1815.
After peace, it was named general assistance-of-camp of king de Wurtemberg, general major of the cavalry in 1819, then successively member with life of the first room of Wurtemberg, ambassador with Karlsruhe, Berlin, Dresden, Hanover, and finally in 1830, lieutenant-general commander-in-chief of the cavalry of the kingdom of Wurtemberg.
The count de Bismark wrote a great number of works estimated on the art of warfare.
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