Constantin von Lossau

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Johann Friedrich Constantin von Lossau (born July 23, 1767 in Minden ; † February 16, 1848 in Berlin ) was a Prussian infantry general and military theorist .

Life

origin

Constantin came from the Brandenburg noble family von Lossow . He was a son of the Prussian general Matthias Ludwig von Lossow (1717–1783) and his wife Charlotte Luise, née Schneider (1732–1812).

Military career

Lossau began his career in the Prussian Army in 1781 as a private corporal in the "von Woldeck" infantry regiment . In 1785 he was promoted to ensign , but diminished the following year. On July 6, 1787 he was in the army at the infantry regiment "of Wendessen" re-employed rose in 1788 to second lieutenant and came in November 1795 as a first lieutenant in the fusilier battalion "Stutterheim" the East Prussian Füsilierbrigade. After his promotion to staff captain , Lossau became lieutenant quartermaster in the general staff . As a major , he took part in the Battle of Auerstedt during the Fourth Coalition War in 1806 . In May 1807 he moved to the General Staff of the Blücher Corps.

After a three-month vacation, Lossau came to General von Grawert at the end of December 1809 . In his staff he took part in the campaign against Russia on the side of France in 1812 . Lossau fought at Eckau, Olay, Klievenhof, Wollbund and Ruhenthal. For his work, Lossau received the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the order Pour le Mérite . In March 1813 initially briefly entrusted with the management of the business as the commandant of Graudenz , he was transferred to the troop corps, which should include Stettin , at the end of the month . In the further course of the Wars of Liberation , Lossau advanced to major general until August 1814 and received the Iron Cross II. Class and the Order of St. Vladimir III for the battles for Magdeburg . Class. After the end of the war he was brigade chief in the Prussian army corps in France from October 1815 to September 1818 and then commander of the 15th division . On February 22, 1820 he was appointed commander of Graudenz and in this position Lossau received the character of Lieutenant General on March 30, 1824 . On June 18, 1825, when he was granted the patent for his rank, he was appointed commander of the 2nd division and at the same time commander of Danzig . He gave up the division on March 30, 1831, but remained in command of Danzig. On June 11, 1833 Lossau was parting with pension granted.

After his departure, the king honored him on December 21, 1836 by being awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves and on January 3, 1848 by being awarded the character of General of the Infantry.

After his death on February 21, 1848, Lossau was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof .

While still in active service, he distinguished himself through analytical military-historical considerations, and through his works he made a highly regarded scientific contribution to military history and its investigation.

family

Lossau married on January 31, 1800 in Görlitz Charlotte Rahel von Rostock, divorced from Raschau (1772-1830). The marriage had three children:

  • Friedrich August Konstantin (* 1801), Prussian first lieutenant a. D.
  • Bertha Philippine Luise (* 1806) ⚭ 1825 Karl Joseph Julius Christian Leopold von Biber-Palubicki, Prussian colonel
  • Cäcilie Charlotte Konstance (1809–1886) ⚭ 1841 Ferdinand von Stülpnagel (1813–1885), Prussian infantry general

Two other sons died in childhood.

His stepdaughter, from his mother's first marriage, Charlotte Emilie Henriette Sophie Friederike von Raschau (* 1795), received the king's approval to take the name of Lossau in 1807 , and in 1817 she married Karl August Wilhelm von Wolffersdorf († 1820), Prussian major and commander of the Fusilier Battalion in the 7th Infantry Regiment .

Works

  • The war. For true warriors. Leipzig 1815.
  • Ideals of warfare in an analysis of the greatest generals. Berlin 1836.
  • Characteristic of Napoleon's wars. Karlsruhe and Freiburg 1843.

literature
personal data
SURNAME Lossau, Constantin von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lossau, Johann Friedrich Konstantin von; Lossow, Johann Friedrich Konstantin von; Lossow, Johann Friedrich Constantin von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry, military theorist
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH Minden
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1848
Place of death Berlin