COMMANDER // 1823–1888
Prince Alexander
General of the CavalryGrand Duchy of Hesse3 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1823 – 1888
Active service 1866–1912 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 43.
Profile
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, was the third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmine of Baden. He was a brother of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Battenberg-Mountbatten family descends from Alexander and his wife Countess Julia von Hauke, a former lady-in-waiting to his sister.
Battles (3)
1866
Battle of GerchsheimAustro-Prussian War · Austrian Empire
1866
Battle of TauberbischofsheimAustro-Prussian War · Württemberg
1912
Battle of KumanovoFirst Balkan War · Kingdom of Serbia