Andreas Fuchs (General)

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Epitaph for Andreas Fuchs in the Rendsburg Christ Church

Andreas Fuchs (born May 16, 1641 in Uetersen , † December 5, 1720 in Rendsburg ) was a German-Danish general and infantry inspector in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein and governor of Rendsburg.

Life

He was born the son of Johann Fuchs and his wife Anna (née von Grote) in Uetersen. Andreas Fuchs learned the craft of war in his father's company and attended the pyrotechnic school in Berlin-Spandau. He then went to Denmark as an ensign and later became a lieutenant. Here he learned the construction of citadels and fortifications. After the siege of Wismar in 1675, it was revealed that Fuchs was an extraordinary engineer and he was promoted to major in 1676 . After the successful conquest of Kristianstad , Andreas Fuchs became a lieutenant colonel in 1677 . In 1683 he was appointed General Infantry Inspector in the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein and in 1685 received the Dannebrogden . Between 1686 and 1700 he was involved with Jobst Scholten in the construction of field fortifications and siege systems during the war campaigns of Denmark against Hamburg , Ratzeburg , Eiderstedt and in Holstein. After his discharge from the army, he became a privy councilor and bailiff in Rendsburg in 1700 . In this position he died on December 5, 1720 and was buried with his two wives in a crypt with the family coat of arms in the Christ Church (Rendsburg) . A wooden epitaph in the church still reminds of Andreas Fuchs today . It shows him as a warrior with loot and trophies .

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SURNAME Fuchs, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fuchs, Andreas von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Danish general, infantry inspector in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, governor of Rendsburg
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1641
PLACE OF BIRTH Uetersen
DATE OF DEATH December 5, 1720
Place of death Rendsburg