Christian August von der Marwitz
Christian August von der Marwitz (* August 20, 1736 - October 30, 1800 ) was a Prussian major general and chief of Infantry Regiment No. 38 .
Life
His parents were the former Prussian captain Hans Georg von der Marwitz (* 1685, † after 1735) and his wife Ernestine Charlotte von Barfuss .
He came to the Prussian King Friedrich II on May 11, 1749 as a personal page . During the Seven Years' War he fought in the battles of Lobositz , Kolin and Liegnitz . During this time he was on March 3, 1757 ensign in the 1st Battalion of the Guard and on April 5, 1758 second lieutenant.
On November 25, 1763 he was still Premier-Lieutenant. On September 24, 1769 he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 43 as a captain and company commander . With this he took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . On June 4, 1782 he rose to major and was on January 6, 1790 commander of the regiment. On June 6, 1792 he became a colonel and on May 1, 1796 received Infantry Regiment No. 38 as chief. On June 2, 1798, he was then appointed major general. He died in this position on October 30, 1800.
In 1787 he received the order Pour le Mérite during the review near Liegnitz .
family
He was married to three women, one after the other, who were all sisters. In 1772 he married Bernhardine von Kessel (born September 23, 1734; † 1773), then Wilhelmine Amalie Gottliebe von Kessel (born May 26, 1741; † January 17, 1786) and lastly on September 22, 1788, Luise Erdmute von Kessel (1739 - April 10, 1800). His daughter Auguste Angelika (* 1772) married Christoph Sigismund von Kessel , Rittmeister in Hussar Regiment No. 1 (Gettkandt) on February 16, 1802 .
literature
- Maercker: The von der Marwitz in the Brandenburg-Prussian army , p. 26
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632780 , p. 29, no. 951.
Web links
- Hans Georg von der Marwitz at ortsfamilienbuecher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Justus Christoph Dithmar, genealogical-historical message from the most honorable masters of the knightly Order of St. John in the Mark, Saxony, Pomerania & Wendland, including the current master-master Printz Carla & Mahl & Installation , p.234 pedigree
- ↑ Gustaf Lehmann, The Knights of pour le mérite , p.183 no. 28
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marwitz, Christian August from the |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Major General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 38 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1736 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1800 |