Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg Explained

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg
Birth Name:	Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg
Birth Date:	30 April 1784
Birth Place:	Saint Stephen's Church, Kingdom of France
Death Date:	19 September 1838
Death Place:	Paris, Kingdom of France
Allegiance:	France
Branch:	French Army
Branch Label:	Branch
Serviceyears:	1797-1837
Rank:	Maréchal de camp
Battles:	French conquest of Algeria Massacre of El Ouffia (1832) Raid on Reghaïa (1837) Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837) First Battle of Boudouaou (1837) First Battle of the Issers (1837)
Awards:	Order of Saint Louis Legion of Honour
Spouse:	Caroline De Berckheim (d. 1827)^[1] Hortense (Ursule) De Lorme^[2]
Children:	Pierre Maximilien Arthur Schauenburg^[3]

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg (born in Saint Stephen's Church on 30 April 1784 and died in Paris on 19 September 1838) was a French officer who participated to the French conquest of Algeria.^{[4] [5]}

Family

Born on 30 April 1784 in Saint Stephen's Church near Strasbourg, he is the son of Alexis Balthazar Henri Schauenburg (1748-1831) and Sophie Louise Albertini d'Ichtersheim.^[6]

Before 1825 he married Octavia Françoise Caroline de Berckheim who died in 1827, then he remarried in 1829 with Ursule Hortense Delorme (1799-1871), of whom he had an only son Pierre Maximilien Arthur Schauenburg.^[7]

Publications

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg wrote several contributions in the military field, including:

• Translation from German in 1821 of the work "Tactics of the cavalry" (French: Tactique de la cavalerie) by Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck (1783–1860).^[8]
• "From the Company Squadron" (French: De l'Escadron Compagnie) on 12 February 1835 and published in the magazine "Le Spectateur Militaire".^[9]
• "Clothing and harness of the light cavalry" (French: De l'habillement et du harnachement de la cavalerie légère) on 6 November 1834 and published in the magazine "Le Spectateur Militaire".^{[10] [11]}
• "From the employment of the cavalry to war" (French: De l'emploi de la cavalerie à la guerre), Gaultier-Laguionie, 1838, 128 p.^[12]

Awards

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg was decorated with several medals during his military career, including:

• Knight of the Order of Saint Louis.^[13]
• Officer of the Legion of Honour.^[14]

See also

• List of people from Strasbourg
• French conquest of Algeria
• Massacre of El Ouffia (1832)
• Raid on Reghaïa (1837)
• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of Boudouaou (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)

Bibliography

• Book: Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg . 1838 . De l'emploi de la cavalerie à la guerre . . Gaultier-Laguionie . 128.

Notes and References

1. Web site: L' Alsace noble suivie de le livre d'or du patriciat de Strasbourg: d'Apres des documents authentiques et en grande partie inéd. Lehr. Ernest. 1870.
2. Web site: L'Alsace Noble. 1870. Lehr . Ernest .
3. Web site: L'Alsace noble: Suivie de le livre d'or du patriciat de Strasbourg. Lehr. Ernest. 1870.
4. Web site: Biographies alsaciennes: Les alsaciens illustres. Ristelhuber. Paul. 1884.
5. Web site: Revue d'Alsace. 1875.
6. Web site: Correspondance générale de Carnot. Carnot. 1894.
7. Web site: La Société de Strasbourg. 1888.
8. Web site: Tactique de la cavalerie ; suivie d'Élémens de manœuvres pour un régiment de cavalerie. Bismarck. Friedrich Wilhelm von. 1821.
9. Web site: Relation de ce qui s'est passé à la convocation et pendant le voyage de l'arrière-ban de France en Allemagne, en 1674. Joly. Claude. 1836.
10. Web site: Le Spectateur militaire; Recueil de science, d'art et d'histoire militaires. 1838.
11. Web site: Le Spectateur militaire: Recueil de science, d'art et d'histoire militaires. Lamarque. Jean Maximilien. Fririon. Franciois Nicolas Baron. 1834.
12. Web site: De l'emploi de la cavalerie à la guerre. De Schauenburg. Maximilien J.. 1838.
13. Web site: Ministère de la culture - Base Léonore. www2.culture.gouv.fr.
14. Web site: Ministère de la culture - Base Léonore. www2.culture.gouv.fr.