Adalbert von Bredow

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General von Bredow

Friedrich Wilhelm Adalbert von Bredow (born May 25, 1814 at Gut Briesen ; † March 3, 1890 ibid) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Adalbert was the son of the Prussian major Friedrich Phillip Leopold Ferdinand von Bredow (1787-1878) and his wife Bernhardine Sophie Emilie, née von Wulffen (1792-1859).

His sisters Emma (1816–1881) was married to the Prussian major general Hermann von Besser (1810–1878), Bernhardine (* 1825) with the later general of the cavalry Ludwig von Salmuth .

Military career

Adalbert von Bredow as a cavalry officer

Bredow received his education in the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . He then joined the Guard Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Army on February 15, 1832 as a non-commissioned officer . In 1849 he was given a squadron and in 1856 was transferred as a major to the 1st Dragoons Regiment . As early as 1857 he joined the 3rd Hussar Regiment and in 1859 was appointed commander of the 4th Dragoon Regiment . In 1863 Bredow was promoted to colonel and when the German-Austrian War broke out in 1866 he was given the command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade , at whose head he took part in the battles near Trautenau and Königgrätz . Upon completion, he was promoted to major general and was given command of the 7th Cavalry Brigade .

In the war against France in 1870 Bredow was assigned to the 5th Cavalry Division . He became famous here when Bredow undertook a death-defying ride with just over five squadrons in the Battle of Vionville-Mars-la-Tour on August 16 . The attack succeeded in driving out a French artillery position and repelling an attack, but the losses amounted to almost half of the soldiers deployed. This prevented the French from further offensive actions and saved the Prussian infantry. Bredow's success was cited in the following decades as an argument for the cavalry's continued legitimacy in modern warfare. Theodor Fontane called him the " Mars La Tour -Bredow".

In January 1871 Bredow was promoted to lieutenant general and was given command of the 18th division on June 11, 1872 . Already on 2 December 1873 Bredow was with pension under award of the Red Eagle , First Class with oak leaves and swords on rings for disposition made. Wilhelm II gave the Dragoon Regiment No. 4 on January 27, 1889 the addition of "von Bredow".

After retiring from military service, Bredow devoted himself to managing his father's property.

family

On March 2, 1849, Bredow married Elise Cäcilie Friederike Kühne (1823–1884) in Alt- Langerwisch , with whom he had eleven children:

  • Hans Georg Ferdinand (* 1849), retired Prussian major D. ⚭ 1873 Luice Fischer (* 1855)
  • Hasso Friedrich Karl (1849–1867)
  • Bernhardine Johanna Elly (* 1851) ⚭ 1874 Wolfgang von Plotho , Mr.
  • Ferdinand Philipp Friedrich Leopold (1852–1855)
  • Elly Johanne Wilhelmine (* 1857) ⚭ 1878 Karl Friedrich von Bülow, Rittmeister a. D.
  • Adelbert Ferdinand Wilhelm (* 1859) ⚭ 1885 Henriette Louise Wilhelmine Anna von Jaeckel (* 1862)
  • Johanne Martha Valeska (* 1861) ⚭ 1889 Hugo Karl Leopold Johann Hermann Sigismund von Jerin, Lieutenant Colonel ret. D.
  • Son († 1861)
  • Ferdinand Herbertus (* 1862), retired Premier Lieutenant D.
  • Eva Alexandra Agnes (1863–1869)
  • Hasso Bernhard Gustav Adelbert Hans (* / † 1868)

His son and heir Adelbert Ferdinand Wilhelm von Bredow (1859-1933) was the last landlord on Gut Briesen von Bredow.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Howard: The Franco-Prussian War. The German Invasion of France. 1870-1871. London 2001. pp. 156-157.
  2. ^ Theodor Fontane : The little country Friesack and the Bredows. Hikes through the Mark Brandenburg . Structure of Taschenbuch Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-7466-5707-5 , p. 292.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. 1885. Volume five and thirtieth, p. 682.
personal data
SURNAME Bredow, Adalbert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bredow, Friedrich Wilhelm Adalbert von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Good Briesen
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1890
Place of death Good Briesen