Tann, Ludwig von der

Ludwig von der Tann ( German: Ludwig Samson Arthur von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen ; June 18, 1815 , Darmstadt - April 26, 1881 , Merano ) - Bavarian general.

Ludwig von der Tann
Ludwig Samson Arthur von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
Date of Birth	June 18, 1815 ( 1815-06-18 )
Place of Birth	Darmstadt , Hesse
Date of death	April 26, 1881 ( 1881-04-26 ) (65 years old)
Place of death	Merano , Bolzano
Affiliation	Kingdom of Bavaria
Type of army
Rank	general from infantry
Commanded	1st Royal Bavarian Army Corps
Battles / wars	Danish-Prussian War (1848-1850) Austro-Prussian-Danish War Austro-Prussian-Italian War Franco-Prussian War
Awards and prizes

Came from a noble family von der Tann. In 1848 he participated in the Danish-German war , on July 21 he won the victory at Altenhof and led the brilliant operation under the Goptrupp .

In 1866 he was the chief of staff of the Bavarian army.

In 1870 - 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War, commanded the 1st Bavarian Corps. On October 9, under Arten, he defeated the vanguard of the Loire Army, defeated it at Orme on October 11, and occupied Orleans . Yielding to the superior forces of Orell de Paladin , he left Orleans on November 9 and retreated after a heated battle at Kulmie , skillfully restoring communication with the army of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Frederick Franz II .

Awards

• Military Order of Maximilian Joseph , the Great Cross (Bavaria, December 22, 1870)
• Military Order of Maximilian Joseph, Commander (Bavaria, October 9, 1870)
• Military Order of Maximilian Joseph, Knight (Bavaria, May 8, 1854)
• Order of Civil Merit of the Bavarian Crown , commander (Bavaria, January 1, 1862)
• Order of Civil Merit of the Bavarian Crown, Knight (Bavaria, April 17, 1853)
• Order of St. Michael , Commander (Bavaria, August 25, 1858)
• Order of Ludwig , Honorary Cross (Bavaria, July 28, 1878)
• Order of the Red Eagle , Big Cross (Prussia)
• Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd degree (Prussia, September 19, 1848)
• Order of Pour le Mérite (Prussia, December 22, 1870)
• Class 1 Iron Cross (Prussia, October 1870)
• 2nd Class Iron Cross (Prussia, August 30, 1870)
• The Cross for the Assault on Dupel Fortifications (Prussia, April 18, 1864)
• Order of the Crown of the 1st class (Prussia, June 16, 1871)
• Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Prussia)
• Military Cross "For Merit" ( Waldeck )
• Order of the Württemberg Crown , Grand Cross ( Württemberg )
• Royal Guelph Order Grand Cross ( Hannover )
• Order of Ludwig , Grand Cross ( Hesse )
• Order of Philip the Magnanimous , 1st Class Commander (Hesse)
• Order of Wilhelm , commander of the 2nd class ( Hesse-Kassel )
• Lippe Dynastic Order 1st Class ( Lippe-Detmold )
• Medal for Military Merit (Lippe-Detmold, c. 1870-1871)
• Order of the Vendian Crown , Grand Cross ( Mecklenburg-Schwerin )
• The Cross "For Military Merit" of the 1st class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin, c. 1870-1871)
• Cross “For Military Merit” of the 2nd class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin, c. 1870-1871)
• Order of Albrecht , the Grand Cross (Saxony, c. 1870-1871)
• 1st Class Iron Crown Order (Austria-Hungary)
• Order of Leopold I , Grand Cross (Belgium)
• Order of the Savior , great commander (Greece)
• Order of the Oak Crown , Grand Cross (Luxembourg)
• Order of the Eagle Este , Commander ( Modena )
• Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
• Order of St. Anne 1st degree (Russia)
• Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (Russia)
• Medzhidiye Order of the 2nd degree (Turkey)
• Order of the Sword , Commander (Sweden)
• Order of St. Olav , the Great Cross (Norway)