Louis von Mutius

Louis Wilhelm Franz von Mutius
(20.3.1796 - 6.8.1866)
place of birth: Oels, Schlesien (Oleśnica, Poland)

Imperial Prussian General Louis von Mutius was a corps-level commander during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. He joined the 1st Kürassier-Regiment in 1813 and took part in the War of the Sixth Coalition of 1813–1814. In 1862, he replaced General von Lindheim as commander of the Sixth Army Corps in Breslau. His leadership during the Battle of Königgrätz earned him the Pour le Merite in July 1866. General von Mutius died of cholera in August of 1866 at Austerlitz.