Alexander of Simolin

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Alexander Heinrich Alexius Freiherr von Simolin (born April 11, 1788 in Neuhausen near Libau , † July 5, 1866 in Düsseldorf ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade .

Life

origin

Alexander was the son of Karl Nikolaus Alexis von Simolin (* 1756; † July 30, 1796) and his wife Sibylle, born von Trotta called Treyden (* June 30, 1758; † July 17, 1797). His father was a gentleman from Neuhausen, Weitenfeld and Stirnen in Courland.

Military career

In February 1803 Simolin came to the "von Borstell" cuirassier regiment as a Junker and at the end of March 1804 advanced to the cornet . As such, he took part in the Battle of Auerstedt during the Fourth Coalition War and was made inactive after the surrender of Magdeburg .

After the Peace of Tilsit , Simolin was transferred to Second Lieutenant on September 4, 1807 and transferred to the Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment on December 12, 1807 with a patent from October 7, 1807. When the Prussian Army began preparing for the attack on Courland, he said goodbye and received his resignation on May 1, 1812 , to switch to Russian services. On the Russian side, Simolin took part in the fighting against Prussia in Courland in 1812 . For the battle near Eckau he received the Order of Saint Anna III. Great, he also fought at Dahlenkirchen and Dünaburg. On April 22, 1814, Simolin came to the 2nd Hussar Regiment of the Russian-German Legion as a cavalry captain and squadron chief and was promoted to major on June 2, 1814 . Simolin fought with the Legion during the Wars of Liberation in the sieges of Hamburg, Maulbeuge, Givet and in the Battle of Belle Alliance . For the Battle of the Göhrde , Simolin received the Order of St. Anna II. Class and for Sehestedt the Order of St. Vladimir II. Class. He also fought at Namur and earned the Iron Cross 2nd class from Fleurus .

When the Legion transferred to Prussian service, Simolin was hired on March 29, 1815 as a major with a patent from April 13, 1814. He then came as a squadron chief in the 11th Hussar Regiment and rose to the status of a regular staff officer in mid-September 1817 . With the promotion to lieutenant colonel , Simolin was commissioned on March 30, 1829 to lead the 8th Hussar Regiment . A year later he was appointed regimental commander. In this capacity he was promoted to colonel on March 30, 1832 with a patent from April 2, 1832 . From March 30, 1838, he was employed as commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in Danzig and on March 30, 1839, he was promoted to major general. With the approval of his resignation request and the award of the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves, Simolin was retired on March 10, 1842 .

After leaving, he lived in Italy for a year, but returned to Prussia and died on July 5, 1866 in Düsseldorf. From 1840 to 1843 he was the lord of Berghof and Apussen in Courland.

In his 1840 assessment, General von Wrangel wrote: “His character and morality are of great solidity and he shows a keen zeal in service, with the details of which he is thoroughly familiar. He is also useful as a commander of a brigade, but as the leader of larger cavalry detachments he would prove of little use to the state in war; because in the field service exercises, where he had many beautiful opportunities to attack successfully, it was not used because he lacked a quick overview and the decision to act. He is therefore by no means suitable for higher posts. "

family

Simolin married the banker's widow Wilhelmine Henriette Weiland (* March 7, 1803, † June 26, 1874) widowed Martini on May 26, 1838 in Düsseldorf. The daughter Elisabeth Karoline Wilhelmine (* February 28, 1841 - December 5, 1912) emerged from the marriage, who on June 10, 1858, married Goswin Freiherr von Vaerst (* March 6, 1858) who later became the major and commander of the military riding school in Hanover 1836; † June 24, 1882) married.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ after Priesdorf she died December 18, 1912, the corrected date comes from the obituary in Der deutsche Herold: Zeitschrift für Wappen-, Siegel- u. Family studies. Volume 5, 1874, p. 130.
  2. ↑ Berlin Review. Volume 18, 1859, p. 63.
personal data
SURNAME Simolin, Alexander von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simolin, Alexander Heinrich Alexius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuhausen near Libau
DATE OF DEATH July 5, 1866
Place of death Dusseldorf