Ferdinand Ludwig du Trossel

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Ferdinand Franz Ludwig Wilhelm du Trossel (born July 13, 1781 in Neuruppin , † February 5, 1867 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Ferdinand Ludwig was the son of the Prussian colonel and commander of Magdeburg Jakob Ludwig du Trossel (1848–1809) and his wife Sophie Albertine, née von Kleist (1758–1843). Her parents were the Geheime Rat Friedrich Conrad von Kleist (1726-1808) and his wife Luise Dorothea Julie, née von Schwerin, a daughter of Lieutenant General Reimar Julius von Schwerin . His mother was the sister of Field Marshal Friedrich von Kleist . His aunt Wilhelmine Sophie Charlotte Luise (1761–1841) was married to Lieutenant General von Brauchitsch .

Military career

After attending school in Neuruppin Trossel became effective on October 1, 1795 as Junker in the Dragoon Regiment "of Ansbach-Bayreuth" the Prussian army and advanced to September 1799 second lieutenant . In 1806 he was promoted to regimental adjutant and took part in the battles near Auerstedt , Nordhausen and Zehdenick as well as the defense of Danzig during the Fourth Coalition War.

After the Peace of Tilsit, Trossel remained in the army, became Premier Lieutenant in August 1811 and, in the run-up to the Wars of Liberation, on March 11, 1813, leader of the Jäger detachement of the Dragoon Regiment "Queen" . On June 28, 1813, he was promoted to staff assistant master . In the battle of Großbeeren he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class. Trossel also took part in the battles at Dennewitz , Leipzig , Ligny and the battles at Hoyerswerda , Wittstock, Compiegne, Crepy and the storming of Arnhem .

After the war, Trossel became captain on June 7, 1815 and squadron chief on March 9, 1816 . This was followed by assignments in the 2nd Dragoon Regiment and in the 4th Cuirassier Regiment from February 1817. With his promotion to Major , Trossel was commander of the III on April 14, 1829. Battalion in the 16th Landwehr Regiment. On April 25, 1838, he was transferred as a brigadier to the 3rd Gendarmerie Brigade and in this position was promoted to colonel until mid-April 1848. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle III on October 1, 1845 . Class with a bow. On April 11, 1848, he was initially entrusted with the management of the commander of the rural gendarmerie and on October 18, 1849, while remaining in his position as brigadier, he was appointed commander of the rural gendarmerie. Under awarding of the character as a major general Trossel took his on February 12, 1852 farewell with board . He died on February 5, 1867 in Berlin and was buried there on February 8, 1867 in the Trinity Cemetery.

family

Trossel married Karoline von Diringshofen (1787-1852) on July 8, 1809 in Stendal . The couple had several children:

  • Karl Wilhelm Albert (1817–1875), Prussian Lieutenant General ⚭ Luise von Vietinghoff (1833–1865)
  • Adelheid Albertine Caroline Luise (* 1815) ⚭ Emil Friedrich Wilhelm von Freyhold (1841–1910)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Her parents were the Geheime Rat Friedrich Conrad von Kleist (1726–1808) and his wife Luise Dorothea Julie von Schwerin , a daughter of Lieutenant General Reimar Julius von Schwerin .
personal data
SURNAME Trossel, Ferdinand Ludwig you
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trossel, Ferdinand Franz Ludwig Wilhelm you (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and finally commander of the rural gendarmerie
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuruppin
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1867
Place of death Berlin