The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Brandt, Heinrich von
BRANDT, Heinrich von, Prussian general
and military author: b. Lakin, West Prussia,
1789; d. 1868. He studied law in Berlin, but
joined the army in 1807; fought in the Spanish
and Russian campaigns, and was wounded and
captured by the Russians at the battle of Leipzig.
He was made a member of the general staff of
the Prussian army, took part in the Polish
revolts of 1831 and 1848, and with the rank of
general of infantry retired from the army in
1857. He had been elected a member of the
Prussian Upper Chamber in 1849 and of the
Erfurt Parliament in 1850. His fame is
perpetuated by his books, chief of which are
‘Geschichte des Kriegswesens’ (Berlin 1830-35);
‘Grundzüge der Taktik der drei Waffen’
(1883); ‘Der kleine Krieg’ (2d ed, 1850).
Consult his biography by his son, ‘Aus dem
Leben des General Brandt’ (2 vols., Berlin 1882).