Gustav Adolph Techow
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Gustav Adolf Techow was an officer in the Prussian Army
and a democrat. He was serving with Herman von Natzmer
at the Berlin
arsenal when the arsenal was stormed by the citizens of Berlin who were upset over revocation of the German constitution and the dissolution National Assembly. Natzmer was the commandant of the arsenal and he became a hero to the insurrectionists all across Europe in 1848 and 1849 because he refused to order his troops to fire on the insurgent citizens when the arsenal was stormed by the citizens on June 14, 1848. In 1849, Techow followed Natzmer to the Palatinate where Techow became Chief of the General Staff of the Baden-Palatinate insurent army. following the suppression of the uprising in Badena and the Palatinate, Techow escaped to Switzerland. In 1852, he emigrated with Natzmer to Australia
. Techow died in 1893.
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War...
and a democrat. He was serving with Herman von Natzmer
Herman von Natzmer
Herman von Natzmer became an officer in the Prussian Army and was assigned as commandant of the arsenal of in Berlin. On June 14, 1848, the arsenal was stormed by the citizens of Berlin protesting the dissolution of the National Assembly and the revocation of the German Constitution by King...
at the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
arsenal when the arsenal was stormed by the citizens of Berlin who were upset over revocation of the German constitution and the dissolution National Assembly. Natzmer was the commandant of the arsenal and he became a hero to the insurrectionists all across Europe in 1848 and 1849 because he refused to order his troops to fire on the insurgent citizens when the arsenal was stormed by the citizens on June 14, 1848. In 1849, Techow followed Natzmer to the Palatinate where Techow became Chief of the General Staff of the Baden-Palatinate insurent army. following the suppression of the uprising in Badena and the Palatinate, Techow escaped to Switzerland. In 1852, he emigrated with Natzmer to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Techow died in 1893.