Oskar von Hardegg
Oskar von Hardegg (19 October 1815 – 25 September 1877) was a Württemberger officer who was notable for being the commanding Württemberger figure at the Battle of Werbach during the Austro-Prussian War. Biography Hardegg was the fifth son of the chief medical officer and personal physician Johann Georg von Hardegg in Ludwigsburg. His brother was the military writer . He grew up in his home town, attended the Lyceum there and, from March 1831, the . In April 1834 he left the educational institution as a lieutenant and joined the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Württemberg Army in Stuttgart. After some time he was transferred to the Pioneer Corps, in which he was promoted to Oberleutnant in 1842. He then joined the General Staff and in 1847 advanced to the rank of captain . When Generalleutnant took over the War Office on 2 July 1850; he made Hardegg his adjutant. In the course of his work in the Ministry of War, Hardegg was promoted to Major in 1850, Lieutenant colonel in 1852 and promoted to colonel in 1856. In order to be able to gain practical experience again, Hardegg now asked to be transferred to a line infantry regiment and