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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)
Prussian Field Marshall 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 the Guard Corps, a
position he would hold for the next twenty year.
During the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Prince
August led his Guard Corps 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 Uhlan Regiment Nr.10 at Züllichau. Prince
August continued command of his Guard Corps during the Franco-Prussian
War of 1870-71, leading them during a very bloody battle at Gravellote
in August 1870. The Guard Corps 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 Field Marshal in 1873. He retired from active service in
1882, receiving the prized order of the Schwarzer Adler.
Field Marshal August died in 1885 during a hunting trip at Zehdenick.
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