August von Koch

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August Wilhelm von Koch (born July 18, 1790 in Riesenburg , † March 18, 1861 in Quedlinburg ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

His parents were the excise inspector NN von Koch and his wife Henriette Christiane, née Matthes.

Military career

After visiting the Berlin Cadet House , Koch was employed on October 19, 1806 as a private corporal in the infantry regiment "von Zenge" of the Prussian Army and participated in the defense of Kolberg during the Fourth Coalition War. On June 30, 1807 he came to the 3rd Neumärkische Reserve-Rataillon and after the Peace of Tilsit on June 7, 1808 in the Leib-Infanterie-Regiment . There he was promoted to Second Lieutenant on August 20, 1808 and took part in the battles near Eckau, Dahlenkirchen, Mesothen, Ruhenthal and Wollgund during the campaign against Russia in 1812 .

During the Wars of Liberation he fought in the battles near Bautzen , on the Katzbach , Leipzig , Laon , Montmirail , Chateau-Thierry , Paris , Ligny and the transition near Wartenburg , where he earned the Iron Cross 2nd class. He was also in the battles of Königswartha, Siegersdorf, Bunzlau, Freyburg (Unstrut) , Chalons, Trilport, Saint Germain, Chatillon and the blockade of Mainz. During that time he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on April 7, 1814 .

After the war, Koch rose to become captain and company commander until February 1816 . With his promotion to major on March 30, 1829, he was transferred to the 31st Infantry Regiment . From March 30, 1831 to March 29, 1840 he was then commander of the 1st Battalion in the 31st Landwehr Regiment in Erfurt . This was followed by a service in the 27th Infantry Regiment as a lieutenant colonel and commander of the Fusilier Battalion . On March 25, 1841, he was initially assigned to lead the 23rd Infantry Regiment and on September 12, 1841, Koch was appointed regiment commander. In this position promoted to colonel on April 7, 1842 , he was commander of the 2nd Landwehr Brigade from March 27, 1847 and was aggregated to the 23rd Infantry Regiment on April 16, 1847 . Since May 10, 1848 Major General , Koch took part in the suppression of the Baden Revolution as commander of the 2nd Mobile Brigade . In the same capacity he was transferred to the 8th Infantry Brigade on October 12, 1849 and appointed commander of the troops in Frankfurt am Main . On February 19, 1852 he was then commander of the 11th Division and on March 22, 1852 promoted to lieutenant general. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV honored him on November 18, 1856 with the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves. After being given the character of general of the infantry, Koch took his leave on July 23, 1857 and was put up for disposal on August 18, 1857 with his pension . He died on March 18, 1861 in Quedlinburg and was buried there on March 21, 1861 in the St. Aegidienfriedhof .

On December 28, 1847, General von Dohna wrote in his assessment: “After Colonel von Koch left the VI. Army Corps was transferred to the 2nd Division, he was described by both Lieutenant General Graf Brandenburg and Lieutenant General von Grabow as a very respectable staff officer, who for a number of years made himself noticeable in a very advantageous way through his circumspection, activity and energy Has. His private relationships should be regulated. "

family

Koch married Charlotte Henriette Lutze (1791–1877) in Cottbus on November 18, 1816 , the daughter of the Cottbus cloth merchant Samuel Friedrich Lutze . The couple had two sons and two daughters.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wedding announcement. In: Berlinische Nachrichten von Staats- und learned things: 1816. 10/12, p. 35.
personal data
SURNAME Koch, August of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koch, August Wilhelm von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Giant castle
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1861
Place of death Quedlinburg