Bavarian Army Reform (1868)

After the experience of the Bavarian army in the war against Prussia, in 1868 the Bavarian War Minister Siegmund Freiherr von Pranckh fundamentally reformed the army. His main measures were:


 * Modification of compulsory military service (abolition of the substitute position for long-serving recruits, introduction of the "Hardy-volunteer" - serving three years - after the Prussian model)
 * Abolition of Bavaria's Landwehr, was henceforth the term "Landwehr" for the older members of the reserve is used.
 * Foundation of the I Royal Bavarian Corps in Munich and II Royal Bavarian Corps in Würzburg


 * The Bavarian Cadet Corps was put on an equal footing with a Realgymnasium.

Through these reforms, the Bavarian Army was able to participate significantly in the Franco-Prussian War.