August Wilhelm von Thüna

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August Wilhelm von Thüna (born December 10, 1721 in Remda , † June 16, 1787 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general , chief of infantry regiment No. 23 , inspector of the infantry regiments of the Mittelmark and governor of Schlanstedt and Oschersleben .

Life

origin

His parents were August Heinrich von Thüna (* 1695; † March 12, 1762) and Christiane Elisabeth von Beulwitz (* June 26, 1702; † 1735), she was the daughter of the caretaker and court master of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , Heinrich Christoph von Beulwitz and Emilia Julia from Güntherodt. His father owned the knightly seat Schlettwein .

Career

He came to the court of Sachsen-Eisenach in 1732 . In 1741 he entered Prussian service with Infantry Regiment No. 40 (Eisenach). He was there on May 24, 1742 Second Lieutenant and on October 7, 1746 Premier Lieutenant. In 1744 he was present at the siege of Prague and then came to the Nassau corps with the capture of the fortresses Tabor, Budweis and Frauenberg. The fortresses were surrounded during the counterattack by the Austrians under Quilliant. Major General Georg Christoph von Kreytzen was able to repel three attacks, but then had to surrender because there was no prospect of relief. He was interned with the others in Neuhaus and after eleven months - at the end of the war - released again.

In March 1757 he became a real captain. He fought in the battle of Prague and Kolin . He was lying sick in Zittau when the city was attacked by Austrians. He managed to escape at first but was then caught in November 1757. Already in May 1758 it was exchanged at Jägerndorf. On May 12, 1760 he was promoted to major and took part in the Battle of Liegnitz in August . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1761 and colonel on June 11, 1771.

In the War of the Bavarian Succession he was appointed major general on November 28, 1778 and chief of Infantry Regiment No. 23 (Renzell). In December he fought so brilliantly with his regiment near Jägerndorf that King Friedrich II gave each soldier 50 thalers as a reward. King Friedrich II appointed him inspector of the infantry regiments of the Mittelmark, a job he did not like. In addition, in 1781 he was given the administration of Schlanstedt and Oschersleben. On March 1, 1786 he received his farewell and a pension of 2000 thalers. He died unmarried in Berlin in June 1787 and was buried in the garrison cemetery.

His half-sister Sophie von Thüna (1742–1807) was in a relationship with Baron Karl von Egloffstein (1736–1773). After Egloffstein's death, he took his son and later General August Karl von und zu Egloffstein in with him.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ After Valentin König : Hans Rudolf von Thüna and Maria Elisabeth von Bünau .
  2. ↑ Garrison cemetery ( Memento of the original dated August 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.garnisonfriedhof-berlin.de
personal data
SURNAME Thüna, August Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, chief of infantry regiment No. 23, inspector of the infantry regiments of the Mittelmark, governor of Schlanstedt and Oschersleben
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1721
PLACE OF BIRTH Remda
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1787
Place of death Berlin