Alexander Gottlieb von Seydlitz

Alexander Gottlieb Freiherr von Seydlitz (* 1700 in Neumark ; † May 2, 1782 in Greifenberg ) was a Prussian major general and chief of Hussar Regiment No. 8 .

Life

He came from the noble von Seydlitz family . His father was a major in the Schulenburg grenadier regiment.

Seydlitz joined the Prussian army around 1724 , fought in the Silesian Wars and was lieutenant colonel in the Hussar regiment "Natzmer" in September 1746 when he received a precious Turkish saber from the Prussian King Friedrich II . A relative, later General Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz , also served as squadron chief in this regiment . In September 1747 he became a colonel and chief of the "Hallasz" hussar regiment . He participated in the beginning of the Seven Years' War , but asked for his departure in January 1758 because of permanent back pain. Instead, he was promoted to major general in April 1758.

In March 1759, however, he was released with a pension of 500 thalers. He moved to Greifenberg , where he died in 1782.

Julius Mebes : Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state. Volume 1, p. 477. ( digitized version )
Anton Balthasar König : Alexander von Seydlitz . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape IV . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 9 ( Alexander von Seydlitz in the Google book search).
Bernhard von Poten : Seydlitz, Alexander Freiherr v. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 93.

personal data
SURNAME	Seydlitz, Alexander Gottlieb from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Alexander Gottlob Bogislav von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian Major General and Chief of Hussar Regiment No. 8
DATE OF BIRTH	1700
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neumark
DATE OF DEATH	May 2, 1782
Place of death	Greifenberg