Gold, enamel.
Size 103x66 mm.
Weight 61.5 g.
Ex Lutz Fritsche Сollection.
Size 103x66 mm.
Weight 61.5 g.
Ex Lutz Fritsche Сollection.
Karl Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach /May 30, 1792 - July 31, 1862/ was a Saxon nobleman and military man, participant in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the youngest son of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar (future Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) Karl August and Louise Augusta of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was enlisted in the Prussian army, and in 1806 he fought under the command of Friedrich Ludwig zu Hohenlohe-Ilfingen.
In 1809 he was enlisted in the Saxon army, and under the command of Marshal Bernadotte participated in the Battle of Wagram, for his bravery he was accepted by Napoleon as a member of the Legion of Honor. Under the influence of family members, he did not participate in Napoleon's Russian campaign, but instead toured Italy and France.
In 1813, after the "Battle of the Nations" near Leipzig, Karl Bernhard again returned to military service, but after the Congress of Vienna , when the Saxon army was halved, he switched to Dutch service. During the Battle of Quatre Bras, Karl Bernhard's brigade defended the crossroads from Marshal Ney until reinforcements arrived. At the Battle of Waterloo, Karl Bernhard commanded the Allied forces defending on the extreme left flank and held out until the approach of Blücher's Prussian Corps. He was subsequently promoted to major general and became military commander of the province of East Flanders .
In 1825-1826, Karl Bernhard toured the United States; He published notes about this trip in 1828, and they were immediately translated into English. In 1825-1828, at the London negotiations on the Greek issue, Karl Bernhard was proposed by Russia as the monarch of the future Greek state, but this proposal was rejected by other powers.
When the Belgian Revolution began in 1830, the Dutch division under the command of Karl Bernhard destroyed the Belgian troops and occupied Tienen during the Battle of Hasselt .
In 1837, Karl Berchnard visited Russia with his eldest son Wilhelm. On August 29, 1837, he was awarded the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called. After the death of Wilhelm and the reduction of the Dutch army, Karl Bernhard left military service and began to live a private life, but soon went to Java and in 1847-1850 commanded the Dutch East Indian army.
Karl Bernhard was interested in mathematics; his methods for constructing regular polygons were published in the two-volume Textbook of Geometry published in Jena in 1842.
In 1809 he was enlisted in the Saxon army, and under the command of Marshal Bernadotte participated in the Battle of Wagram, for his bravery he was accepted by Napoleon as a member of the Legion of Honor. Under the influence of family members, he did not participate in Napoleon's Russian campaign, but instead toured Italy and France.
In 1813, after the "Battle of the Nations" near Leipzig, Karl Bernhard again returned to military service, but after the Congress of Vienna , when the Saxon army was halved, he switched to Dutch service. During the Battle of Quatre Bras, Karl Bernhard's brigade defended the crossroads from Marshal Ney until reinforcements arrived. At the Battle of Waterloo, Karl Bernhard commanded the Allied forces defending on the extreme left flank and held out until the approach of Blücher's Prussian Corps. He was subsequently promoted to major general and became military commander of the province of East Flanders .
In 1825-1826, Karl Bernhard toured the United States; He published notes about this trip in 1828, and they were immediately translated into English. In 1825-1828, at the London negotiations on the Greek issue, Karl Bernhard was proposed by Russia as the monarch of the future Greek state, but this proposal was rejected by other powers.
When the Belgian Revolution began in 1830, the Dutch division under the command of Karl Bernhard destroyed the Belgian troops and occupied Tienen during the Battle of Hasselt .
In 1837, Karl Berchnard visited Russia with his eldest son Wilhelm. On August 29, 1837, he was awarded the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called. After the death of Wilhelm and the reduction of the Dutch army, Karl Bernhard left military service and began to live a private life, but soon went to Java and in 1847-1850 commanded the Dutch East Indian army.
Karl Bernhard was interested in mathematics; his methods for constructing regular polygons were published in the two-volume Textbook of Geometry published in Jena in 1842.