Aldric Hoffman

Aldric Hoffman was born in a small farming town near the city of Potsdam. His family owned a small farm which they used to provide for themselves. When he was a boy he heard of the revolution in France from travelers that would sometimes pass through his small town and he became enamored with the ideals of nationalism and liberalism. When he turned 15 he enlisted in the army to fight in the napoleonic wars. He didn’t see much combat before the war was lost to France but he did gain favor with his commanding officer and learned much under his guidance. He remained with his commanding officer as a garrisoned militia until 1812. When Napoleon was defeated in Russia and Prussia joined the coalition against them he was promoted to second in command of his battalion at the behest of his commander. He saw fighting on the front lines at Waterloo and learned to Resolute, even in the face of peril. He spent a few years at the Prussian Military Academy learning and building his skill in battle. After his years at the academy he graduated and was made Lieutenant of his own Corps. During the 1830 crisis in Poland he was sent to help put down the uprising and in the process was promoted to Oberst.

Hoffman joined the Prussian Landtag in 1845 as a member of the Liberal Faction, he quickly became its leader that same year when Karl Braun stepped down in his favour. That same year, he was promoted to Generalmajor and put in charge of the II. Korps in Breslau. In 1850, he joined the Liberal wing of the Freikonservative Partei. In 1855, Hoffman insulted the King in the Reichstag and was summoned to the palace to explain himself. He then was arrested for lèse majesté after insulting the King in his face. He was thereafter dishonourly discharged from the army. Hoffman's political career soon ended as well. In 1871, Hoffman died as a result of a severe heart attack.