Austrian Military Service
Louis Nolan and his brothers were sent for training in the Austrian Imperial army. In 1832 he became a cadet in the Royal Friedrich Wilhelm III. König von Preussen 10. Husaren-Regiment, and trained at the Engineer Corps School in Tulln. Finishing his training in 1835, he was posted to his regiment and served in Hungary and Poland. By 1838 he was a Senior Lieutenant.
In 1838 Nolan went to London, England to see Queen Victoria's coronation. He also attended the military review at Hyde Park. Over the following months he determined to follow his family's tradition by joining the British Army.
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