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Prinz Friedrich August Eberhard von Württemberg
(24.01.1813 - 12.01.1885)
place of birth: Stuttgart, Württemberg
Königreich
Württemberg: Prinz,
Generaloberst mdR GFM (Cav)
Generalfeldmarschall Prince
August was the son of Prince Paul von Württemberg, the
brother of King Wilhelm I., and Princess Charlotte von
Sachsen-Altenburg. He began his military service at the age of 16 and
had attained the rank of Rittmeister in the Kingdom
of Württemberg's Army by 1831, soon thereafter transferring to the
Prussian Army. Prince August attained the rank of Generalmajor
by the age 31, for the most part serving as a commander of cavalry units. By
1858, the prince had been given command of Prussia's Garde-Korps, a
position he would hold for the next twenty years.
During the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Prince
August led his Garde-Korps to important victories at Soor
and Burkersdorf. His corps also played a
role in the July 1866 engagement at Königgrätz,
after which Kaiser Wilhelm I. bestowed on him the order of Pour
le Merite and named him regimental commander a la
suite of the Posen Ulanen-Regiment Nr.10 at Züllichau. Prince
August continued command of his Garde-Korps during the Franco-Prussian
War of 1870-71, leading them during a very bloody battle at Gravelotte
in August 1870. The Garde-Korps also took part in the Battle
of Sedan and the siege of Paris. Following the war, Prince
August was promoted to the Generaloberst of Cavalry with
the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in 1873. Prince August retired from active
service in 1882 and passed away in 1885 during a hunting trip at Zehdenick.
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