Arnold von Schutter

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Arnold von Schutter (* 1772 in Scotland , † November 25, 1843 in Breslau ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and knight of the order Pour le Mérite with oak leaves, the highest Prussian honor for bravery.

Life

origin

Arnold Volkhart von Schutter was the son of Arnold von Schutter, a lieutenant colonel in the Dutch service . His father belonged to the Scottish Brigade in the pay of the United Netherlands . His mother was born Balfourt.

Military career

From 1790, like his father, Schutter was in Dutch service. During the First Coalition War he fought against the French revolutionary troops in the Austrian Netherlands and was wounded in the battle near Warwick on the Leie on September 12, 1793. From 1800 he served as a major in the English General Staff , but already resigned in 1802 with half pay . As early as 1798 he had applied for employment in the Prussian army , but in April 1798 by the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. was initially rejected.

During the 1806/07 campaign , Schutter made himself available to Friedrich Wilhelm von Götzen , who was charged with defending Silesia against Napoleon . He served from December 8, 1806 as a major without a patent in the Silesian National Rifle Battalion and took part in the battle near Strehlen on December 23, 1806. After the Peace of Tilsit , Schutter left the Prussian Army on April 3, 1808, but was recommended by Götzen for further permanent employment. On February 28, 1809 he was reinstated as a major. He served as such in the 1st Silesian Infantry Regiment from July 1811 . On December 26, 1811 he received his patent for major, backdated to February 28, 1809. Since March 1812, he served with full salary in the 2nd Silesian Infantry Regiment . In December 1812 Schutter became battalion leader in the newly established reserve battalion on the Vistula , in March 1813 commander of the 3rd reserve battalion of the 1st East Prussian Infantry Regiment and in July 1813 commander of the 7th Reserve Infantry Regiment .

In the Wars of Liberation he took part in the sieges of Stettin and Erfurt , and fought during the autumn campaign of 1813 in the battles near Dresden (August 26 and 27, 1813), Kulm (August 29 and 30, 1813) and the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig (October 16-19, 1813). Schutter was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class for his bravery during the Battle of Kulm, and for his participation in the Battle of Leipzig he was awarded the Iron Cross I Class. On December 8, 1813, Schutter was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In March 1814 he was appointed city ​​commander of Nancy and later of Amiens . On March 17, 1815 he received the Russian Order of St. Anne II. Class and on May 23, 1815 a brigade command in the I. Army Corps ad interim.

During the campaign in Belgium in 1815, Schutter fought in the battles at Ligny (June 16, 1815) and Wavre (June 18 and 19, 1815). He was proposed to be awarded the Order of Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves:

" Reward suggestions: Was detached backwards against Wavre on June 18th to keep the enemy advancing in the rear, which assignment he did with particular insight and bravery. On June 16th he also made a name for himself in the defense of the village of Ligny. (To the VO with oak leaves) "

and proposed to be awarded a Russian medal by General Hans Ernst Karl von Zieten :

" St. Gobain August 15th, signed by Zieten: Made the most expedient arrangements on June 16th when defending the village of Ligny and especially that of the churchyard, the same claimed several hours in a row. On June 18, he was detained against the enemy Marshal Grouchy advancing in the rear of the 1st Army Corps, and distinguished himself with insight and bravery, and kept the enemy from further advance on this side of the Dyle. "

On June 19, 1815, Schutter was promoted to colonel and awarded the Pour le Mérite with oak leaves on October 2, 1815. The award of the Russian Order of Vladimir III. Class took place on December 10, 1816. On May 8, 1817 he was commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade and on June 21, 1820 commander of the 12th Landwehr Brigade in Silesia. He was transferred to Silesia at his own request, his health was already badly affected and he hoped for an improvement from the milder climate. Schutter received his promotion to major general on March 30, 1820 , with a patent from April 11, 1820. He was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class took place on September 14, 1824, he received the service cross on August 4, 1825. At the beginning of 1830 he submitted his departure for health reasons, which was granted to him on March 27, 1830 with the appointment of lieutenant general and an annual pension of 2250 thalers . On December 20, 1830, during the November uprising in Poland, Schutter was reactivated briefly as commandant of the Neisse fortress .

In the last years of his life he spent a lot of traveling, he took a six-month vacation with full pension payments to Switzerland and Italy in the spring of 1833. Arnold Volkhart von Schutter died on November 25, 1843 in Breslau.

family

Mausoleum of Johanne Sophie von Schutter, née Lösch (1778–1857) in the old cemetery in Bad Landeck

Schutter married on January 4, 1813 in Breslau Johanna Sophie (1776-1857), born Lösch and married von Wolff. As early as December 7, 1812, he received approval to marry. His stepchildren Georg Adolf (* 1807), second lieutenant in the 7th Hussar Regiment , Anna Sophie and Sophie Pauline, were given permission in 1817 to take the name and coat of arms of the von Schutter family and to call and write Wolff von Schutter .

literature

  • Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. Volume 2, Mittler, Berlin 1913, p. 356.
  • Rudolf von Leszczynski: 50 years of history of the Royal Prussian 2nd Posen Infantry Regiment No. 19, 1813-1863 , Luxembourg, printed by Peter Brück, 1863. Digitized .
  • Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 4, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632799 , pp. 307-308, no. 1332.
  • Detlef Wenzlik: Waterloo III The campaign of 1815. The generals. VRZ Verlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-931492-28-2 , p. 30.

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References and comments

  1. ↑ See von Leszczynski, Appendix II, ranking list of the officers of the Royal Prussian 19th Infantry Regiment per 1815 with the following wording: "Colonel Arnold von Schutter, age 42 years 11 months, fatherland: Scotland, service 8 years 10 months .. . "
  2. ↑ a b c Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. Mittler, Berlin 1913, Volume 2, p. 356.
  3. ^ On the same day Wilhelm Georg Friedrich , Prince of Orange Nassau was seriously wounded in the battle of Warwick [1] .
  4. ↑ Captain and company chief in the 2nd Posen Infantry Regiment No. 19.
personal data
SURNAME Schutter, Arnold von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schutter, Arnold Volkhart from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH 1772
PLACE OF BIRTH Scotland
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1843
Place of death Wroclaw