Cäsar Rüstow
Prussian soldier and military writer. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cäsar Rüstow (18 June 1826 – 4 July 1866) was a Prussian soldier and military writer.
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Born | (1826-06-18)18 June 1826 Brandenburg an der Havel, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 6 July 1866(1866-07-06) (aged 40) Dermbach, Kingdom of Prussia |
Battles/wars | Austro-Prussian War
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The brother of Wilhelm Rüstow and Alexander Rüstow, Cäsar Rüstow was one of the foremost experts of his time in the design and construction of military rifles, and the writer of several treatises on that subject, notably Die Kriegshandfeuerwaffen (Berlin, 1857–64). Both Alexander and Cäsar fell on the field of battle in the war of 1866, Cäsar at the Battle of Dermbach. He was the grandfather of the sociologist Alexander Rüstow.