Cai Hegermann-Lindencrone

Cai Hegermann-Lindencrone
NicknameGeneral Backwards
Born(1807-05-17)17 May 1807
Died22 December 1893(1893-12-22) (aged 86)
Copenhagen, Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Buried
Allegiance Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Army
Service years1816 – 1878
Rank Generallieutenant
ConflictsFirst Schleswig War

Second Schleswig War

Cai Ditlev Hegermann-Lindencrone (1807–1893) 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 Johan Hegermann-Lindencrone and Fritz Hegermann-Lindencrone.