Cai Hegermann-Lindencrone

Cai Ditlev Hegermann-Lindencrone was a Danish general and politician who was the main Danish commander at the Battle of Vejle during the Second Schleswig War as well as the personal adjutant general of Frederik VII. He was also the father of and . Early life He was the son of the Norwegian-born Lieutenant General (1765-1849) and his wife Louise Hegermann-Lindencrone. In 1816 he became a volunteer in the Royal Danish Army and studied at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen along with Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, whom he became friends with. Hegermann-Lindencrone graduated in 1819 he was promoted to a full cadet. In 1822, he became senior lieutenant and in the same year, he became a second lieutenant à la suite in the infantry but didn't become a full second lieutenant until 1828. In 1830 he was transferred to the cavalry, in which he thereafter remained and went through the various educational schools. In 1833 he was promoted to first lieutenant and was employed the following year by the Guard Hussar Regiment. On 1838, he was made second Senior lieutenant and in 1842, promoted to second class senior lieutenant. First Schleswig War At the outbreak of First Schleswig War, he issued a call to the reserve crew of his department for a voluntary meeting, thereby setting up a reserve squadron , with which he from the end of April participated in the campaign under the right flank corps. 1849 he was first at Rye's Corps, 1850 at the 2nd Division. With his squadron he took part in the affair at Hoptrup, in 1849 he also received command of the 4th Dragon Regiment's 2nd Squadron and participated with the division in the Battle of Kolding, the fencing at Viuf and the Battle of Fredericia; shortly before that he had promoted to major. In 1850, Hegermann-Lindencrone served mainly as outpost commander and participated in the Battle of Isted, after which he became lieutenant colonel and the following year commander of the Holstein dragon regiment, which in 1852 was relocated to Næstved in the 2nd dragon regiment. He was promoted to Colonel in 1857 he became adjutant general and chief of King Frederik VII's adjutant staff and major general the following year but resigned in 1859 due to various political influences.