Military career There is no information regarding Krazeisen's childhood. In 1812 he entered the
Bavarian army and took part in the 1813/14
War of the Sixth Coalition. In 1826, having by then promoted to lieutenant, along with 11 other Bavarians he was sent to Greece, where the
Greek War of Independence was going through a critical phase, after the troops of the
Ottoman Sultan had received assistance from his vassal
Muhammad Ali of Egypt. It was the first public action to support the Greek struggle, taken by another European state, as Bavarian King
Ludwig I was an ardent
philhellene. Under the command of
Charles Nicolas Fabvier, Krazeisen took part in the operations from November 1826 till April 1827 (
Siege of the Acropolis and
Battle of Phaleron). On his return to
Munich he was promoted to
General of the Infantry.
Artist Krazeisen was not a professional artist, but having the ability to draw, he used his stay in Greece to create portraits of the heroes of the war, the sketches of camps, costumes, uniforms, battle plans. He returned to Munich in 1827, published his Greek album, which from 1828 to 1831 was republished seven times. His collection, made from life, represents the main pictorial archive of the personalities of the Greek War of Independence. Subsequently Krazeisen was honoured by Greece with the
Order of the Redeemer. == Gallery ==