COMMANDER // 1803–1872
Adolf von Bonin
generalKingdom of Prussia1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1803 – 1872
Active service 1866 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 63.
Profile
Albert Ferdinand Adolf Karl Friedrich von Bonin was a corps commander of the Prussian Army at the Battle of Trautenau in 1866, and a colleague of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz. He made his military career from Oberst (1851), Major general (1854) to Lieutenant general and adjutant of the king (1858). In 1863 he became Kommanierender General and 1864 General of the Infantry.
Battles (1)
1866
Battle of TrautenauAustro-Prussian War · Prussia