In March 1841 he once again took over the War Ministry, though without achieving a great influence in the general political situation. He resigned in November 1847, received the rank of field marshal, and died on 15 February 1848. The King named the fortress of Lötzen in East Prussia after him. Boyen's son, also named Hermann von Boyen, was General Adjutant to the King. He retired a governor of Berlin in 1879. Hermann von Boyen was buried at the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery in Berlin. The former football club Yorck Boyen Insterburg was named in honor of Boyen. Works Hermann von Boyen wrote (among other works): Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Generals v. Scharnhorst (1833) Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des Generalleutnants v. Günther (1834). Vorwärts!: ein Husaren-Tagebuch und Feldzugsbriefe von Gebhardt Leberecht von Blücher etc. (1914, diary during his period under the Hussars) Gesammelte Schriften und Briefe / Blücher, Yorck, Gneisenau; zusammengestellt und hrsg. von Edmund Th. Kauer (1932, letters, including those to Yorck and Gneisenau) Kampagne-Journal der Jahre 1793 und 1794 (1796, campaign journal) He also wrote the song "Der Preußen Losung" (1838). References K. A. Varnhagen von Ense: Leben des Fürsten Blücher von Wahlstadt. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1826 (Biographische Denkmale; Th. 3) (Preussische biographische Denkmale; 2) The life and campaigns of Field-Marshal Prince Blücher of Wahlstatt translated in part from the German of Count Gneisenau ... London, 1815 (and this is available in a reprint edition: London: Constable, 1996 ) Ernest F. Henderson: Blücher and the uprising of Prussia against Napoleon, 1806-1815. New York: Putnam, 1911 (now available in reprint: Aylesford: R. J. Leach, c1994 ) Meinecke, Friedrich, Das Leben des Generalfeldmarschalls Hermann von Boyen (2 volumes, 1896–1899) (The Life of Field Marshal Hermann von Boyen) This article incorporates material from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. External links Prussian history German language 1771 births 1848 deaths Burials at the Invalids' Cemetery Field marshals of Prussia Prussian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars People from East Prussia Prussian politicians Prussian people of the Kościuszko Uprising Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)