Eduard Moritz von Flies

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Eduard Moritz von Flies

Eduard Moritz Flies , von Flies since 1864 (born August 25, 1802 in Charlottenburg , † December 10, 1886 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian officer , most recently a lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Eduard Moritz was the son of Heinrich Flies († 1842 in Freienwalde ) and his wife Luise, née Wolff. His father was a prime lieutenant a. D.

Military career

In 1820 Flies joined the 3rd Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Army as a hussar . On November 13, 1824 he was second lieutenant and as such commanded to the teaching cadron in 1829/30. From 1834 Flies served as a regimental adjutant, became Premier Lieutenant in May 1838 and with his promotion to Rittmeister on May 24, 1841 squadron chief . As Major flow then received on 8 January 1857 in command of the 2nd hussar regiment and was in that position on April 9th, 1857 Lieutenant Colonel and on May 31, 1859 , Colonel . As such, he was placed à la suite of the regiment shortly afterwards on June 20, entrusted with the command of the 6th Cavalry Brigade and finally appointed commander of this brigade on May 12, 1860 . For his services in the troop leadership, Flies received the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class with Oak Leaves on October 18, 1861 and the Order of the Crown, II. Class on September 22, 1863 . Flies took part in the war against Denmark with his brigade in 1864 . King Wilhelm I paid tribute to his services on June 18, 1864 with the elevation to the nobility . He also promoted him to major general on June 25, 1864 . The Austrian allies awarded Flies for his achievements on August 21, 1864 with the Commander's Cross of the Leopold Order with war decoration. After the Peace of Vienna, Flies remained in command of a combined cavalry brigade in Schleswig-Holstein.

In the German War of 1866, Flies was initially the leader of the combined cavalry brigade of the Main Army. Here he received from General Manteuffel the order to lead his unit consisting of five battalions and 225 cavalry as well as 22 guns via Magdeburg and Halle to Gotha . He was supposed to pursue the withdrawing Hanoverians and block their retreat. Despite the clear inferiority of his troops, Flies ordered the attack near Langensalza on June 27, 1866 . Flies suffered a fit of weakness during the fighting and lost almost 1/5 of his force. The battle ended with a victory for the Hanoverians, but at this point they were surrounded by Prussian troops and, due to the supply situation, they were no longer able to continue fighting.

On July 11, 1866, Flies was appointed commander of the division formed from the troops in the Elbe duchies for the duration of the mobile relationship. After the end of the war, he was appointed commander of Altona on September 15, 1866 . From this position, flow was delivered on January 7, 1868 and I. Presentation of the Red Eagle Class with oak leaves and swords on rings with board for disposition made.

In addition to his pension, he received an annual bonus of 500 thalers from February 2, 1870 .

family

Flies married Therese von Schönfeld (born April 27, 1811 in Grimma , † May 13, 1882 in Wiesbaden) in Düben on September 27, 1832 . The daughter Lucie Luise Therese (born January 11, 1834 in Düben) emerged from the marriage. On December 18, 1873, she married Lieutenant Colonel a. D. and Post Director Otto von Wichmann.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ranke Society, Association for History in Public Life, Institute for Research into Historical Leadership Classes : Bankers and Bankers , Starke, 1978, p. 99.
  2. ^ Albert Koch: The war diary of the Prussian private Albert Koch , p. 74.
personal data
SURNAME Flies, Eduard Moritz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flies, Eduard Moritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottenburg
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1886
Place of death Wiesbaden