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August Willich als Brigadegeneral. Johann August Ernst von Willich (* 19. November 1810 in Braunsberg; † 22. Januar 1878 in St. Marys, Ohio) war ein Führer der Aufständischen während der Badischen Revolution und Brigadegeneral der Unionsarmee im Sezessionskrieg .
Signature. August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army, later enlisting and receiving a commission in the United States Army. Born into Prussian nobility, he formally discarded his title in 1847 actively participated in the Revolutions of 1848.
29. Juni 2023 · Published June 29, 2023. Updated July 1, 2023. From renouncing his Prussian nobility to challenging Karl Marx to a duel to fighting wars on multiple continents, August Willich's life story is truly one of a kind. How does a child born into German nobility become a rebel, a communist, a proponent of democracy, a philosopher, and a war ...
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German-born Union general August Willich deployed a bold tactical maneuver known as “advance firing” during the American Civil War. This article appears in: Spring 2021. By Frank Jastrzembski.
19. Sept. 2020 · August Willich was a nobleman, young radical, a highly trained Prussian officer, a revolutionary commander, a refugee, a communist man of action, an immigrant, a workingman, a journalist, a military recruiter, a prisoner of war, and a Union general. David Dixon tells all of Willich’s stories well. Dixon compares him to Tom Paine ...
An estimated 200,000 men of German birth enlisted in the Union army during the Civil War, far more than any other contemporary foreign-born population. One of these, Prussian Army officer Johann August Ernst von Willich, led a remarkable life of integrity, commitment to a cause, and interaction with leading lights of the nineteenth century.
August Willich, born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army, later enlisting and receiving a commission in the United States Army. Born into Prussian nobility, he formally discarded his title in 1847 actively participated in the Revolutions of 1848.
