Ferdinand von Kusserow

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Karl Friedrich Ferdinand Kusserow

Karl Friedrich Ferdinand Kusserow , from 1844 von Kusserow (born December 26, 1792 in Berlin , † January 7, 1855 in Düsseldorf ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Ferdinand was a son of the Chamber Secretary of the War and Domain Chamber Johann August Kusserow († 1797) and his wife Luise Wilhelmine, nee Wandel.

Military career

Kusserow attended the French grammar school in Berlin. Since he lost his father at an early age, his uncle, the privy councilor, and his mother, became his guardians. The two denied him a military career. Instead he went to the Friedrich Wilhelm Institute as an apprentice in 1809 to study medicine. He then joined the Prussian Army on April 18, 1813 . At first Kusserow worked for the General Staff Doctor Johann Goercke in Breslau and then came on foot as a company surgeon in the Fusilier Battalion of the 1st Guards Regiment , where he arrived on the eve of the battle at Großgörschen . During the Wars of Liberation he was in the battle of Großgörschen, near Bautzen he was awarded the Iron Cross II class and the Order of St. George V class. He received the medal because he - after most of the officers in his battalion had failed - took over command . Kusserow also took part - now as a doctor again - in the battles near Dresden , Leipzig and Paris and the siege of Longwy.

After the war, Kusserow applied to the king to be accepted as an officer in the army. He was therefore employed on August 25, 1815 as a second lieutenant in the 6th West Prussian Landwehr Regiment. On March 30, 1816 he was aggregated to the 34th Infantry Regiment, on March 31, 1817 the 14th Infantry Regiment and on November 15, 1817 the 17th Infantry Regiment . Clausewitz and Gneisenau had recognized his military talent and made sure that he went to the war school of the VIII Army Corps in Koblenz . Ultimately, he joined the 26th Infantry Regiment on March 30, 1818. In 1819 he was posted to the topographical office and on October 14, 1819 to the general staff. From there he came to the 40th Infantry Regiment on March 17, 1820 and was assigned to the General Command of the IV Army Corps . On March 30, 1821, he joined the General Staff of the IV Army Corps and was promoted to captain by the end of March 1827 .

On April 17, 1831, he came to Neuchatel with General Ernst von Pfuel to support him because of his exceptional language skills . A revolt against the Prussians had broken out there and the city ​​of Neuchatel was occupied. Kusserow formed the vanguard and organized the royalists. He was able to collect 3,000 volunteers and when General Pfuel arrived, many insurgents fled to the surrounding cantons. In the meantime, Kusserow advanced with over 600 men against the still occupied village of Travers. He surprisingly attacked the superior forces with the bayonet and was able to take many prisoners. When Pfuel now advanced against Couvet, Kusserow was allowed to take over the vanguard and also take the village by storm. On the night of December 19-20, he disarmed the Val Travers. The following night they moved against La Chaux-de-Fonds . The insurgents there were surprised and disarmed. After the fighting ended, he was sent to Berlin and allowed to report personally to the king.

On April 3, 1834, he joined the General Staff of the VIII Army Corps. There he became major on April 5, 1834 and on September 16, 1842 chief of a theater of war in the Great General Staff , on November 10, 1843 he became chief of the General Staff of the VIII Army Corps. There he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 30, 1844 and elevated to the hereditary Prussian nobility on November 27, 1844 . On March 27, 1847 he was promoted to colonel and was appointed commander of the 39th Infantry Regiment. This was followed by a job as commander of the 26th Infantry Regiment from August 3, 1848. In 1949 he took part in the Baden campaign and was commissioned to occupy the Principality of Hohenzollern . Kusserow fought in the battles near Ubstadt, Durlach and Michelsbach. On December 4, 1849 he came as a commander in the 14th Landwehr Brigade and on May 4, 1850 was aggregated to the 26th Infantry Regiment. On March 23, 1852 he was promoted to major general and on May 4, 1852, he was transferred to the 27th Infantry Brigade as commander. He took his leave on October 14, 1854, conferring the character of Lieutenant General . He died on January 7, 1855 in Düsseldorf. His grave can be found in the Old St. Matthew Cemetery in Berlin.

family

Kusserow married on August 31, 1831 in Halle (Saale) Wilhelmine Eva Oppenheim (1809-1886), a daughter of the banker Salomon Oppenheim . The couple had several children:

  • Karl Friedrich Dagobert (1832–1879) ⚭ 1863 Mary Anne Francis (1837–1914)
  • Ludwig Wilhelm Ferdinand (1835–1899), Prussian major general ⚭ 1864 (divorced in 1883) Hedwig Charlotte Plehn (1840–1903)
  • Heinrich (1836–1900), Prussian envoy
⚭ 1869 Antonie Springer (1847–1887), a daughter of the banker Ernst Springer (1806–1849)
⚭ 1890 Franziska (Fanny) Elisabeth Lemmen-Meyer (1859–1904), widow of Adolf Bartning († 1887)
⚭ 1864 (divorce in 1874) Louis Fréderic Jacques Ravené (1823–1879), Privy Councilor of Commerce, Berlin merchant
⚭ 1876 Gustav Simon (1843–1931), councilor, merchant, Swiss consul in Königsberg

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personal data
SURNAME Kusserow, Ferdinand von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kusserow, Karl Friedrich Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1855
Place of death Dusseldorf