Christian Friedrich von Diericke

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Christian Friedrich von Diericke (born July 11, 1709 in Etzen im Havelland ; † February 19, 1783 at Gut Gläsersdorf near Grottkau ) was a royal Prussian lieutenant general, chief of infantry regiment No. 49 and commander of Neisse fortress. He was also the heir to Gläsersdorf near Grottkau in Silesia and he is the uncle of the Prussian lieutenant general Friedrich Otto von Diericke (1743-1819).

Life

His father was Kuno Christian Siegfried von Diericke (born June 22, 1645, † after 1720). His mother was Lucia Sabine von Fraatz (* 1685; † November 11, 1759) from the Werder family.

He went into Prussian service in 1726 and was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 15 , where he became a corporal in 1732 and an ensign on July 4, 1732. When the regiment was reorganized as a guard , he was transferred to the first battalion on August 4, 1740 (he was equal to a captain) and wounded in the battle of Mollwitz . On April 14, 1741, he became Premier Lieutenant. Then he came to the Pioneer Regiment No. 49 (Walrawe) and was there on June 28, 1745 lieutenant colonel, on September 13, 1753 colonel and commander of the regiment. In July 1757 he headed the defense of Zittau , which he had to evacuate on July 23 by higher orders. As a result, he was taken prisoner in Austria. He was exchanged in March 1758 and made major general by the end of the month on March 31, 1758.

During the siege of Schweidnitz he commanded the assault on the gallows fort, through whose fall the fortress had to surrender. In June he came to the Dohna corps in Neumark and fought in the battle of Zorndorf . In November he became head of the regiment. In April 1759 he fought at the Peenemünder Schanze . The commandant there surrenders on April 10th. Then he fights at Kay and Kunersdorf . On November 8th he commanded a corps on the right bank of the Elbe near Meißen . His task was to secure the connection of the army to Silesia and to the depots on the Elbe when a heavy ice drift cut him off from the main army. The Austrian general Philipp Levin von Beck recognized the favor and attacked on December 3rd. Diericke covered the retreat of his troops with boats across the Elbe. But on December 4th he and 1,500 men had to surrender because they ran out of ammunition. The brave resistance also met with the approval of the king. After his release from captivity on May 20, 1764, he was appointed lieutenant general and on December 9th, he was appointed commander of Neisse. In 1770 he received the desired farewell and a pension.

After the war he bought the Gläsersdorf estate in 1764, where he died years later.

family

He was married to Luise Juliane von Graevenitz (* August 1721; † July 30, 1793). The couple had a daughter and three sons:

  • Johann Ernst, Postmaster ⚭ Auguste von Natalis (* 1752 - † June 4, 1822)
  • Karoline Sabine (January 27, 1752; † 1772) ⚭ May 15, 1770 Sigismund Adam von Rappold, Prussian captain
  • Christoph Wilhelm (* August 9, 1754; † April 14, 1813) Colonel, Commander IR. 49, ⚭ May 14, 1792 Ernestine Friedericke Elisabeth Künemann (March 3, 1768; † April 8, 1816)
  • Christine Sophie (* 1756; † December 29, 1806) ⚭ 1806 Carl Peter von Tresckow (1742–1811), Prussian major general
  • Albrecht Ferdinand Alexander (* 1760; † August 27, 1809), Prussian cavalry master
⚭ Karoline Loise Henriette von Hoverbeck († December 19, 1791)
⚭ NN from Fritz

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personal data
SURNAME Diericke, Christian Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dierecke, Christian Friedrich von; Dierke, Christian Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 49 and Commander of Neisse
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1709
PLACE OF BIRTH Etzen
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 1783
Place of death Gut Gläsersdorf