Bodo from Mauderode

Julius Wilhelm Samuel Bodo von Mauderode (born April 15, 1791 in Brieg ; † October 28, 1882 in Meiningen ) was a major general in Saxony and castle captain in Meiningen.

Life

origin

Bodo comes from the Lower Saxon noble family von Mauderode. His parents were the Prussian major Heinrich Ernst von Mauderode (1735–1791) and his wife Wilhelmine Sophie Elisabeth Constantine Kalinowa von Zaremba (1754–1816). His twin sister Henriette Constantine Anna died unmarried on September 28, 1838 as a canoness . His brother Ernst (1780–1863) became a Prussian major general.

Military career

In 1805 Mauderode volunteered in the "von Malschitzky" infantry regiment of the Prussian Army , in which his father had already served. In the Fourth Coalition War he became Protepeefähnrich and second standard bearer of the 1st Battalion. He went with the regiment to the battle of Auerstedt and stood there on the left wing when the front collapsed and everyone fled in panic. On October 16, Mauderode arrived at the assembly point in Nordhausen at noon when the French followed suit. He was lucky and two hussars took him and the flag to Magdeburg . There he handed the flag over to Major Winning. It was the only regimental flag that could be saved. On the same day the Magdeburg fortress surrendered and the flag had to be handed over to the victorious Marshal Ney along with others. Mauderode was taken prisoner, but was released on word of honor. He went to Breslau until this city was also occupied by the French.

After the peace of Tilsit he was employed in July 1807 with the regiment "von Grawert" and received only 3½ thalers pay, so that he was dependent on the support of his impoverished family. In 1809 he tried in vain to join the black crowd of the Duke of Braunschweig. In the summer Mauderode received the offer to join Sachsen-Meiningen. Under awarding of the character as a second lieutenant he took his in August 1809 farewell and was on 18 August 1809 Patent hired on June 16, 1809 second lieutenant in Herzoglich Meiningen contingent.

At that time Saxony-Meiningen provided a contingent of 300 men in the "Division Princiere" (division of the princes). Troops from Saxe-Weimar , Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Saxe-Hildburghausen as well as Nassau , Frankfurt , Saxony-Anhalt, Lippe, Schwarzburg, Reuss and Waldeck were also found there. In 1809 the population in Tyrol rose and the Saxon regiments suffered heavy losses. Therefore the division was sent to Vienna . When she arrived there in late September 1809, she was in Palace of Napoleon eyed person. The regiment then first took up quarters in Passau . At the beginning of 1810 the regiment was sent to Spain , but many of the men deserted and in Spain the losses were high. At the end of 1810, only 50 men from the original 1900 were still operational. January 1811 the rest made their way back. Mauderode had meanwhile become Prime Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant.

Replacement teams were already waiting there, so summer and autumn passed with the training of new recruits. At the end of 1811 the regiment was transferred to Hamburg . From there it went to Western Pomerania, Rügen , Stralsund , Danzig and Koenigsberg in the summer . In the meantime the Russian campaign had failed and the remnants of the Grande Army were in retreat. In November 1812 the Thuringian contingent was ordered to Vilna to meet the fleeing army. They came as far as Ozmiana behind Vilna, where they met Cossacks and the next day Napoleon and Berthier . On December 8, 2,300 men made their way back and eight days later 500 had already died. In Wilna, Marshal Ney took command of the rearguard, which also included the Thuringians. Under his command they fought back as far as Danzig. The city was besieged by the Russians and capitulated in November 1813. Mauderode now came to Berlin, where he found his family again. He wanted to return to Prussian service, but stayed in Meiningen with the consent of the king. As part of the Wars of Liberation , the contingent came to the Rhine near Mainz in 1814 and to Alsace near Neubreisach in 1815 . Both times without getting involved in combat.

After the war, Mauderode became a member of the War Commission in 1816 and took part in the reorganization of the Meiningen contingent. He was promoted to major on March 15, 1817 and rose to battalion commander on June 1, 1821. In 1823 the War Commission was dissolved and Mauderode came to the state government, where he was responsible for road construction. In this position he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in early October 1825 . When the Duchy of Saxony-Hildburghausen fell to Meiningen by inheritance in 1826, Mauderode was commissioned to reorganize the military. One consequence of this was that he reintroduced military music and was made an honorary citizen of Hildburghausen in 1827 . In March 1831 he was promoted to colonel. In 1836 he fell ill and said goodbye , leaving the room à la suite . On the occasion of his farewell Mauderode received Commander's Cross 1st Class and honorary citizenship of Meiningen.

On March 15, 1839, he was appointed commander of the reserve contingent and moved to Hildburghausen. On June 6, 1848, he was retired again. In 1852 he became castle captain in Meiningen, which again involved a move. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service, Mauderode received the character of Major General on August 18, 1859 and was honored with the Saxon-Ernestine House Order .

He went in 1863 in pension and died in 1882 in Meiningen.

Orders and decorations

• Gold Medal of Merit for the campaigns of 1814 and 1815
• Royal Prussian Order of St. John
• Saxon Order of Civil Merit III. class
• House Order of the Golden Lion IV Class
• House Order of the White Falcon III. class
• Grand Ducal Saxon-Weimar Military Merit Medal
• Commander of the Wilhelm Order

family

Mauderode married Luise Wilhelmine von Donop (1897-1817) in Steinach on April 2, 1815 . From this marriage the son Bodo Wilhelm Ernst (1816–1886) emerged, who became chamberlain and stable master and on March 6, 1842 married Franziska von Gersdorff (1818–1890). After the death of his first wife, Mauderode married Sophie von Künsberg († 1824) on April 13, 1820 in Künsberg . The couple had their son Dietrich Bodo (1822–1844), a lieutenant in the artillery in Meiningen. His last wife was Therese Freiin von Bibra (1797–1855) on May 21, 1840 , daughter of the Meiningen Landtag Marshal Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlob von Bibra .

literature

• Arnold: List of the officers of the 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95 including regular troops, from February 18, 1807. Friedrich Perthes, Gotha 1900, p. 56.
• A veteran from the Wars of Liberation. In: General military newspaper. 1884, No. 58, pp. 114ff.
• Sheets for literary entertainment. 1867, p. 80.
• August Wilhelm Mueller: Germany's rebirth. Magdeburg 1865, digitized
• Max von Eelking : History of the Duke of Saxony-Meiningischen Contingent. Digitized
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses B. 34, 1942, p. 326 f.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ducal Saxony Meiningisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch. 1853, p. 4.
2. ^ Genealogical paperback of baronial houses. 1853. p. 31.