Christoph Friedrich von Lattorf

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Christoph Friedrich von Lattorf (born September 7, 1696 , † April 3, 1762 in Kosel ) was a royal Prussian lieutenant general , knight of the Order of the Black Eagle and commander of the Kosel fortress, he was also the governor of the offices of Old Stettin and Jasenitz.

origin

He was the son of Hans Wilhelm von Lattorff and his third wife Katharina Sophie von Hänichen . Major General Johann Siegismund von Lattorff was his younger brother. His father was the heir to Grossen-Salza and Klein-Ottersleben .

Life

He was first taught at Grossen-Salza and then went to the university in Halle. On the orders of Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau , he left them and joined his regiment in 1713. In the Pomeranian campaign of 1715/1716 he was a flag junior. On June 20, 1717 he was ensign, on October 27, 1719 Seconde-Lieutenant and 1725 Premier-Lieutenant. On June 13, 1731 he became a staff captain and on March 10, 1734 a real captain. In 1740 King Friedrich II transferred him as a major to Infantry Regiment No. 33 (Persode). In 1741 he got his own grenadier battalion in the camp near Brandenburg. It was formed from the grenadier companies of Regiment No. 33 and Regiment No. 11 (Holstein).

In 1742 he went with the regiment to Upper Silesia , where he was quartered. On May 10, 1743 he became a lieutenant colonel, and on November 8, 1745 colonel and 1746 commander of the regiment. On November 5, 1748 he became the governor of Stettin and Jasenitz . On December 7, 1752 he became Vice-Commander of Kosel, Commander of Garrison Regiment No. 6 (Bosse) and received an additional salary of 1200 thalers. On December 11, 1752, he became the commandant of Kosel and chief of the garrison regiment with major general character.

In 1757 he reinforced his regiment with two more battalions. And in July 1758 the Kosel fortress was besieged by the Austrians, but was able to hold out until Frederick II succeeded in relieving an army under Fouqué in November . No sooner had the army withdrawn than the Austrians tried again. This time too Lattorf was able to defend the fortress until General Werner brought relief. For his work he was appointed lieutenant general on November 24, 1758 and was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle.

In 1760 the Austrians under General Laudon stood again before Kosel with 30,000 men. From October 21 to 24 they closed the ring around the fortress and stormed on the night of October 24 to 25. Again the fortress held up and the Austrians had to withdraw with losses when relief came through from the Goltz . As a reward, Lattorf received an additional pension of 500 thalers in November 1760. He died in Kosel on April 3, 1762.

His name was immortalized in 1851 on one of the plaques on the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great .

family

He was married twice. He married his first wife in August 1740, it was Louise Wilhelmine von der Schulenburg (1705–1743). She was the daughter of Christian Friedrich von der Schulenburg and Dorothea Stösser Edle von Lilienfeld .
He married his second wife on May 5, 1747, it was Albertine Wilhelmiene Herault von Hautcharmoy († May 31, 1786), the daughter of Lieutenant General Heinrich Karl Ludwig Herault de Hautcharmoy . No children survived from either marriage.

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personal data
SURNAME Lattorf, Christoph Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General, Knight of the Black Eagle Order and Commander of the Kosel Fortress
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1696
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1762
Place of death Kosel