Florence Ludwig von Bockum called Dolffs

Florence Ludwig von Bockum called Dolffs (* 1769 in Bad Sassendorf ; † May 26, 1813 near Haynau ) was a Prussian colonel , commander of the regiment of the Gardes du Corps and a member of the immediate investigation commission .

Life

origin

His parents were the Prussian chamberlain Franz Gottfried von Bockum called Dolffs (* October 4, 1729; † May 26, 1786) and his wife, Sophie Dorothea Maria, born von Menge (* October 19, 1745; † May 30, 1820). His father was also "Salzberbter" and thus had the rights to the salt production in the place. His mother was the daughter of the Danish lieutenant Johann Wilhelm von Menge auf Schweckhausen and Johanna Marie Henriette von Gronde. Major General Diedrich Goswin von Bockum-Dolffs was his uncle.

Military career

Bockum received his training at home and came on December 10, 1786 as a cornet in the hussar regiment "von der Schulenburg" of the Prussian army . As a second lieutenant he was transferred to the cuirassier regiment of his uncle Diedrich Goswin von Bockum-Dolffs on May 28, 1790 . There he became Premier Lieutenant on March 8, 1793 and came on July 20, 1798 as a staff commander in the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps. On January 15, 1799, Bockum was promoted to Rittmeister and commander of the 2nd Squadron. On March 20, 1803 he rose to major . During the Fourth Coalition War he was assigned to protect a battery . After the lost battle he led it to Erfurt , where he arrived on October 15, 1806. When rumors reached him that the Erfurt fortress would surrender, he let the saddle up and rode with his squadron to the " Hohenlohe " army . When the latter was supposed to capitulate at Prenzlau, Bockum pulled away again and made his way to Stettin . At the Vistula he was able to rejoin his regiment, which had escaped there. After the war, he became a member of the Immediate Investigation Commission , which investigated the behavior of the army during the war.

On March 1, 1810, Bockum was appointed commander of the regiment of the Garde du Corps and in this capacity was promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 18, 1811 . In addition, he was commissioned on November 12, 1811 as a brigadier to lead the Märkische Kavallerie. On March 4, 1812 he was promoted to colonel and fought during the Wars of Liberation near Großgörschen and Bautzen . On May 26, 1813, Bockum commanded the entire reserve cavalry near Hayau and fell during the attack on Michelsdorf. After the battle, his body was searched but not found. A memorial was erected for him in the church of Sassendorf.

Dolffs was considered an excellent but pedantic cavalry leader. For Bautzen he had received the Iron Cross 2nd class. According to his grave inscription, he was also the holder of the Order of the Red Eagle and the Order of St. Vladimir .

literature

• Gerhard von Pelet-Narbonne : History of the Brandenburg-Prussian cavalry from the times of the Great Elector to the present. Volume 2, p. 55.
• Genealogical paperback of the knights and Noble families. 1877. Second year, p. 91f.
• Great General Staff, 1806. The Prussian officer corps and the investigation of the events of the war. P. 111f.
• Kurd Wolfgang von Schöning : History of the Royal Prussian Regiment Garde du Corps for its centenary celebration. P. 316.
• Leonard Dorn: Four biographical studies from the county of Mark during the Napoleonic rule. Gisbert von Romberg, Barthold von Rappard, Ludwig Freiherr Vincke and Florens von Bockum-Dolffs. In: Eckhard Trox (ed.): “Against Napoleon”. The hour of birth of democracy, emancipation movements and national movements in the territory of the County of Mark (1806–1815). Accompanying volume for the exhibition in the museums of the city of Lüdenscheid and at Cappenberg Castle. (= Research on the history of Prussia in southern Westphalia; 9). Lüdenscheid, 2013. pp. 113–145.

Web links

• Memorial plaque in the Evangelical Parish Church of St. Simon and Jude Thaddäus

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kurd Wolfgang von Schöning: History of the Royal Prussian Regiment Garde du Corps. P. 269
2. ↑ Rather unlikely, the order was given to senior officers at the end of their careers, probably a mix-up with his uncle Diedrich Goswin von Bockum-Dolffs .