August by Sobbe

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August Ferdinand von Sobbe (born September 19, 1753 in Schildesche , † February 15, 1821 in Berlin ) was a Prussian colonel and the last commander of the fusilier battalion No. 18.

Life

Origin and family

August was a member of a Westphalian noble family . His parents were the Prussian war councilor Karl von Sobbe (1687–1764) and Johanna Margarethe Charlotte Engelbrecht (1713–1764). The Prussian district president in Münster Wilhelm Ludwig von Sobbe (1750-1810), as well as the two Prussian officers, Major Clamor Moritz von Sobbe (1744–1799) and Major General Georg Dietrich von Sobbe (1747–1823), who in 1774 were recognized by the nobility in Prussia was, were his brothers. He himself remained unmarried and left no physical heirs.

military service

August Ferdinand von Sobbe was a student at the Latin school in Halle from 1764 . He later served as an officer in the Prussian army . On June 15, 1800 Sobbe became commander of the Fusilier Battalion No. 18 and remained in this position until 1806. His battalion with garrison in Wesel belonged together with the Fusilier Batilons No. 19 and No. 20 to the Westphalian Fusilier Brigade and took under his Leadership in the fighting at Jena and Magdeburg before it was disbanded. Sobbe received his farewell with pension and died the 1821st

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Areligen Häuser , Part B, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1938, pp. 508-519.
  2. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon , Second Supplement, Leipzig 1843, pp. 96-101 , especially pp. 99-100.
  3. ^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 958–959 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  4. ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 37.
  5. ^ Archive of the Francke Foundations in Halle
  6. ^ René de L'Homme de Courbière: History of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army Constitution , Berlin 1852, p. 154 (name confusion with his brother.).
  7. ^ Günther Gieraths : The combat operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army 1626-1807. A source manual . Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 1964, pp. 192 and 586.
  8. ↑ War Ministry Prussia (ed.): Ranking list of the royal Prussian army for the year 1806. Mittler , Berlin 1827, p. 207.
personal data
SURNAME Sobbe, August of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sobbe, August Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Colonel and Commander of the Fusilier Battalion No. 18
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH Shield ash
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1821
Place of death Berlin