Ernst Friedrich von Holtzmann
Ernst Friedrich von Holtzmann (* before 1706 in Berlin ; † October 16, 1759 in Berlin) was a royal Prussian colonel and his inventions made a significant contribution to the development of Prussian artillery. In 1741 he became the commander of the 2nd Artillery Battalion. On April 11, 1741, he was raised to the nobility by the Prussian King Friedrich II and his brothers. He was one of the most important and successful trainers in the Prussian Army.
He comes from a middle-class Berlin family. He was the eldest son of the major and fireworks master Johann Heinrich Holtzmann († 1724 in Berlin). His brothers Johann Heinrich (1706–1776) and Georg Ludwig († January 26, 1754) were also in the artillery.
In 1711 he followed his father and joined the artillery. There he became sub-lieutenant in 1718, captain in 1729, lieutenant colonel in 1741 and commander of the 2nd artillery battalion and finally in 1747 colonel. During the Seven Years' War he initially commanded the artillery of the Lehwaldt Corps and, after Lehwaldt's replacement , the Dohna Corps. He died unexpectedly of a stroke in Berlin in 1759 .
Holtzmann was an inventor and designer all his life, but to the delight of his king he often paid the costs of the experiments out of his own pocket. He improved the chamber guns and introduced the box guns to the army. Their introduction contributed significantly to increasing the maneuverability and maneuverability of the guns. In 1742 ammunition boxes were also mounted on the limbs.
He was married. One son died in 1803 as Major a. D.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Heinrich von Holzmann . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 180 ( Johann Heinrich von Holzmann at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Bernhard von Poten : Holtzmann, Ernst Friedrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 19.
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke , The coats of arms of the German baronial and noble families , Volume 3, S.216f
- Louis von Malinowsky, Robert von Bonin , History of the Brandenburg-Prussian Artillery , Volume 1, S.215
- Eduard Lange , The soldiers of Frederick the Great , p.392
- Guide to teaching in artillery for the Royal. Prussia. Brigade , S.58ff The Protzen
- Johann Friedrich Seyfart , Life and Government History of Frederick the Other , Volume 2. S.609 FN.1107
- Theodor von Troschke , The Relationship of Frederick the Great with his Artillery , p.10
Individual evidence
- ^ Probably Johann Hermann von Holtzmann († April 3, 1803) Cf. Charles Edward White, The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militärische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805 , p. 210 List of members, holder of the Pour Le Merite, since 1801 lecturer general adjutant with King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (Prussia) cf. Luise, Karl Griewank, A life in letters , p.153 . He was succeeded as adjutant general by the future field marshal Friedrich von Kleist .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Holtzmann, Ernst Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holzmann, Ernst Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Prussian colonel and commander of the 2nd artillery battalion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1706 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1759 |
| Place of death | Berlin |