Fritz Hoenig

{{Short description|German military historian (c. 1848–1902)}}

Fritz August Hoenig (c. 1848–1902) was a German officer and a military writer.

Biography

Hoenig became an officer in the infantry in 1866. He took part in the German Austro-Prussian War (Unification War) and the Franco-Prussian War. He was wounded in the Battle of Mars-la-Tour (16 August 1870) and retired as a captain in 1876.{{sfn|Carlquist|1932|p=159}}

Bibliography

Hoening works include:{{sfn|Carlquist|1932|p=159}}

  • Zwei Brigade (1882)
  • Oliver Cromwell (3 volumes, 1887–1889){{sfn|Hoenig|1887–1889}}
  • 24 Stunden Moltkescher Strategie (1891)
  • Gefechtsbilder aus dem Kriege 1870/71 (1891–1894)
  • der Volkskrige an der Loire (6 volumes, 1893–1896)
  • Die Entscheidungskämpfe des Mainefeldzuges Fränkischen an der Saale (1895)

Notes

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References

  • {{citation |last=Hoenig |first=Fritz August |date=1887–1889 |title=Oliver Cromwell (3 volumes) |edition=2nd unchanged |location=Leipzig |publisher=K. R. Vogelsberg |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007968724 |oclc=679863787}}
  • {{citation |last=Carlquist |first=Gunnar Carl |year=1932 |title=Svensk uppslagsbok (Swedish Dictionary) |location=Malmö |publisher=Svensk uppslagsbok (Swedish dictionary AB's publishers)|volume=13 |page=159 |language=sv}}

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