Eugene from Le Blanc Souville

Eugen Charles Henry Ernest of Le Blanc de Souville , also Le Blanc Souville (born April 17, 1801 in Magdeburg , † April 23, 1886 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He was the son of François Pierre Hercule von Le Blanc Souville (1768-1838) and his wife Adelaide, née Bernard. His father was a Prussian lieutenant colonel a. D. , last leader of the 34th Garrison Battalion.

Military career

Souville began his career in the Prussian Army on July 27, 1816 when he joined the 3rd Engineer Department. Two years later he was appointed as Portepeefähnrich in the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot staggered and went here in March 1819 second lieutenant on. From October 1822 to the end of September 1825, Souville completed the General War School for further training .

At the beginning of the revolution of 1848 he was Major in the 2nd Guards Regiment on Foot and Adjutant to the Governor of Berlin. Bypassing General Karl von Prittwitz , who was actually in charge , Prince Wilhelm wanted to send him to Charlottenburg after the revolutionary struggles began on March 18 to bring reinforcements to the city ​​palace . After he was physically assaulted while stepping out of the castle, he passed his assignment on to an officer in civilian clothes. He carried it out, but changed it with an arbitrary addition and thus made a significant contribution to increasing the confusion in the troop leadership on that day.

On March 10, 1855 appointed commander of the Guard Reserve Infantry Regiment, he was promoted to colonel in July . Under position à la suite of the regiment, Souville was appointed commander of the 28th Infantry Brigade on May 22, 1858 and in this position was promoted to major general on November 22, 1858. In mid-January 1859 he took over command of the 9th Infantry Brigade and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves , on October 3, 1859 . On August 18, 1860, Souville retired .

After his death he was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof .

Souville was an honorary knight of the Order of St. John . As a long-term spa guest, the spa town of Kissingen awarded him honorary citizenship for 25 visits in 1881 .

family

As a lieutenant colonel, Souville married Albertine Bernard, the daughter of Jacques Marie Bernard, President and General Manager of the Prussian Post, and Johanna Katharina Schaffer.

literature

• Karl von Prittwitz : Berlin 1848. The memorial work of Lieutenant General Karl Ludwig von Prittwitz. Verlag de Gruyter, 1985, p. 139.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 491, no. 2114.