Hermann, Freiherr Dahlen von Orlaburg

Hermann Joshua Anton Freiherr Dahlen of Orlaburg ( born January 10, 1828 in Košice, † November 15, 1887 in Vienna) was imperial Privy Council, Feldzeugmeister, Commanding General and Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina and owner of the Infantry Regiment " Ludwig Andreas Graf von Khevenhüller " No. 7

Biography

The son of General Feldzeugmeister Franz Freiherr Dahlen of Orlaburg joined the army in 1844 and was completed in 1848 at the ordnance officer Banus Jelacic, fought 1848/49 as a first lieutenant in the Imperial Infantry Regiment Archduke Rainer No. 59, the second owner was his father, when taking Vienna and in Hungary, was later to 1857 kk captain in Warasdiner - Creuzer border artillery regiment, then in 1859 Major in Gradiscaner border Infantry Regiment No. 8, 1861 Lieutenant Colonel and commander of Infantry Regiment No. 53.

1866 was the baron already as a colonel in the battle of Custoza in use in 1867 still commander of the infantry regiment No. 53 under Lieutenant-General Franz Freiherr von Cordon in the bar Komárom to Agram. For his services he was awarded in 1867 the Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class ( KD. ) and the Military Merit Cross ( KD. ) and 1868 Chief of Staff of the General Command to oven for Hungary and the Executive Board of the 1st Division under the commanding general of Frederick, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Dahlen was promoted to rank and appointment on April 30, 1870 Major General and came to Brno.

On November 1, 1874 ( Rank of 23 October of the year) he advanced to Lieutenant-General and Major General in Prague, in 1876 winner of the Royal Prussian Red Eagle Order 1st class.

One year after the occupation of Bosnia, in August 1879, Dahlen was on in place of Feldmarschalleutnants Baron Jovanović as Deputy Commanding General and Chief of state government in the occupied countries, the Feldzeugmeister Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg, and after his dismissal on April 6, 1881 this administratively and militarily important post of governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed. However, broke at the time of his administration, but a rebellion in the southern parts of the country from which he could finish quickly. Following made ​​outstanding contributions to the cultivation of the area occupied. For the energy and skill thereby proved he was decorated with the Order of the Iron Crown 1st class. Because of his failing health, he had, however, ask for the dismissal of his place already on 9 August 1882.

In recognition of his merits Emperor Franz Joseph I appointed him on May 1, 1882 ( Rank of 25 April of the year) to Feldzeugmeister and holder of the Infantry Regiment Ludwig Andreas Graf von Khevenhüller No. 7, and he decorated him with the Grand Cross of the Austro- imperial Order of Leopold ( KD. ).

On March 1, 1883, the officer was retired and spent his life in Transylvania and Vienna.

Family

Joshua Hermann Anton, 1851 was married to Flora ( born June 21, 1827), daughter of Dr. Joseph Knight of Joelson ( 1794-1868 ), banker and court agent. From this marriage produced two daughters next to Hermione * June 30, 1852, and Flora * July 7, 1853, the sons of Joseph Franz born July 20, 1855 and Franz Maria Edwin born February 2, 1857. Hermione had married her cousin, the Baron (1881 ) and Lieutenant-General Alfred Franz Philipp von Joelson ( 1831-1913 ).

Works

• Transfer of the infantry in combat and about discipline, publisher of military and scientific association, Vienna 1873
• With the Ban on 2 December 1848 to 2 January 1849 - The records of Hermann Freiherr von Dahlen Orlaburg, Benedict Henry (ed.), Austrian State Archives, Directorate-General; Printing and publishing house of the Austrian State Printing House, Vienna 1974

Coat of arms

Square with a red center plate, wherein an upright excepted adze with golden stems. 1 divided by blue and silver lengthwise, without frame, 2 in blue on a rock between two round towers a white castle with red roof and closed black gates. 3 a, just writhing snake, a silver, the beard down and away recurring key upward in gold holding, and 4in silver a red, a sword wielding lion.