Christoph Siegmund von Wallenrodt
Christoph Siegmund von Wallenrodt (* before about 1751, † after 1778 ) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel .
Life
Origin and family
Christoph Sigmund was a member of the Prussian line of the noble family Wallenrodt .
Career
Wallenrodt joined the Prussian army at the age of 16 and thus participated in the Silesian Wars , where he was wounded in the Battle of Leuthen and was captured in the battle of Maxen . As early as 1765 he was in the rank of major commander of the III. Standing grenadier battalion , which had its garrison in Magdeburg . In 1771 he successfully turned to the king to protect the officers of his battalion from unjustified accusations. He remained in the position of battalion commander until 1773. His successor in this position was Major von Romberg (1729-1809). In 1773 he became the commander of the infantry regiment "von Lossow" (No. 41) . Before December 10, 1778, as a lieutenant colonel, he was granted his requested farewell with a salary from this position .
Individual evidence
- ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon , Volume 4, Leipzig 1837, p. 312 ; Detlev Schwennicke (Ed.): European Family Tables New Series , Volume XXI Brandenburg and Prussia 2 , Verlag Vittorio Klostermann , Frankfurt / Main 2002, Tfl. 162–167 → not listed there or not under this name.
- ↑ a b Gottlob Naumann : Collection of unprinted messages, explaining the history of the Prussian campaigns from 1740 to 1782 , Part 3, Dresden 1783, p. 472 a).
- ↑ Rolf Straubel : He just wants to know that the army is mine. Friedrich II. And his officers , 2012, p. 233.
- ^ Journal for Art, Science, and History of War , Volume 80, Issue 7, ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin, Posen and Bromberg 1850, p. 47.
- ^ Curt Jany : History of the royal Prussian army up to 1807 , Volume 3, 1929, p. 124.
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| SURNAME | Wallenrodt, Christoph Siegmund from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant colonel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1751 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1778 |