Ernst Werner von Laffert

Ernst Werner von Laffert (born May 25, 1704 ; † 1774 in Lüneburg ) was a Hanoverian officer and regiment owner.

Life

Uniform of the Electorate of Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 5 A v. Laffert

Ernst Werner von Laffert came from the home Lehsen of the noble family of Laffert . In 1739 he served as a lieutenant captain in the infantry regiment of Monroy and in 1747 advanced to major in the regiment of Druchtleben . In 1753 he became lieutenant colonel in the von Hardenberg regiment, and in 1759 colonel and chief of the regiment of lieutenant general von Grote. In January 1761 he was in charge of the Dillenburg provisioning department , where he distinguished himself in particular. In 1762 he was awarded with the character as a major general his board .

literature

• Bernhard von Poten : The generals of the Royal Hanoverian Army and their regular troops. IT middle u. Son, Berlin 1903
• Carl Renouard: History of the war in Hanover, Hesse and Westphalia from 1757 to 1763. Volume 2, Kassel 1864 (see: [1] )
• Carl Renouard: History of the war in Hanover, Hesse and Westphalia from 1757 to 1763. Volume 3, Kassel 1864 (see: [2] )
• L. von Sichart, Alexander Eberhard von Sichart, Robert Wilhelm Georg von Sichart: History of the royal Hanoverian army. Volume 3, Part 1, 1870 (see: [3] )