The New International Encyclopædia/Brandt, Heinrich von
BRANDT,  (1789-1868). A
Prussian general. He was born at Lakin, in
West Prussia, and after pursuing legal studies in
Berlin, entered the army as ensign in 1807. The
Peace of Tilsit made him a subject of the Grand
Duchy of Warsaw, and as such he fought in Spain
and in the Napoleonic campaign in Russia. He
was wounded in the battle of Leipzig and taken
prisoner by the Russians, who forced him into
the Polish Army. He entered the Prussian Army
in 1816, and became a member of the General
Staff. He was connected with the Polish
insurrections of 1831 and 1848, the latter of which he
helped to suppress. He retired from the army
in 1857, with the rank of general of infantry.
In 1849 he had been elected to the Prussian Upper
Chamber, and in the following year he was
a member of the Erfurt Parliament. He was the
author of a number of works on military
subjects, including Geschichte des Kriegswesens
(Berlin, 1830-35); Grundzüge der Taktik der
drei Waffen (Berlin, 1833); Der kleine Krieg
(Berlin, 1850).