Bernhard Joachim von Mörner
Bernhard Joachim von Mörner († December 22, 1741 in Rendsburg ) was a Danish general of the cavalry .
Life
origin
Bernhard Joachim was a member of the Brandenburg noble family von Mörner . His parents were the Brandenburg colonel sergeant Kurt Ehrentreich von Mörner (1647–1687) and Freiin Barbara Gertrud von der Goltz († 1719).
Career
Mörner came into Danish service in 1701 as a lieutenant colonel with the Dragoons . In 1706 he was in the 2nd Jutland Cavalry Regiment and, after he had already received the character of colonel in 1708 , in 1709 with the royal guard on horseback. For three years he was regimental commander of the Guard. He was promoted to brigadier in 1710 , major general in 1713 and lieutenant general in 1717 . Mörner became a Knight of the Dannebrog Order on March 21, 1719 . During the Great Northern War he took part in the Battle of Helsingborg and the Battle of Gadebusch , where he was badly wounded. He was also in the field for the Danes from 1717 to 1718 on the Norwegian theater of war.
In 1734 Mörner was promoted to general of the cavalry and was appointed commander of a corps of 6,000 men. Since he had earned an excellent reputation as an energetic and brave soldier in the War of the Spanish Succession and in the Northern War, Mörner was requested by the Emperor for the War of the Polish Succession and made available by Denmark. He operated on the Rhine from 1734 to 1735 , but failed to take any offensive measures and was generally weak in making decisions. This led to general resentment among subordinate officers, so that his deputy commander, Friderich Ehrenfried Amthor, wrote to the Minister of War in writing. As a result, Mörner and his son said goodbye in 1738 .
family
Mörner married Christiane Elisabeth von Tritzschler in Rendsburg in 1718. The marriage resulted in two sons.
- Jakob Friedrich Ernst von Mörner, received his farewell as Danish sergeant-major in 1738
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literature
- Bernhard Joachim von Mörner . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 12 : Münch – Peirup . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1898, p. 114-115 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the ancient noble houses , 19th year. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1918, p. 576 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual genealogical handbook . Frankfurt / Leipzig 1730, p. 92, No. 34.
- ^ Gustaf von Adlerfeld: Life of Carl the Twelfth, King of Sweden . Second part. Frankfurt / Leipzig 1746, p. 383.
- ^ A b Johannes-Franciscus Buddeus : General historical lexicon . Volume 6. Verlag Thomas Fritsch, Leipzig [1722], p. 899.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mörner, Bernhard Joachim von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1741 |
| Place of death | Rendsburg |