Friedrich Adolf Ludwig von Bismarck
Friedrich Adolf Ludwig von Bismarck (born August 1, 1766 in Uenglingen ; † April 12, 1830 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commanding general in the Duchy of Saxony and heir to Schönhausen.
Life
origin
His parents were the Prussian Rittmeister Karl Alexander von Bismarck (* August 26, 1727 - September 19, 1797) and his wife Christiane Charlotte Gottliebe, born von Schönfeld (* December 25, 1741 - October 22, 1772). His father was the heir to Fischbeck, Uenglingen, Schonebeck, Bünstelde and Schönhausen.
Military career
Bismarck went into Prussian service in 1779 and joined the cuirassier regiment "von der Marwitz" as a standard junker . There he became a cornet on May 30, 1786 . He fought in the campaign in Holland in 1787 at the Dymerbrück cannonade and the battle near Amstelveen. On January 12, 1790, Bismarck was promoted to second lieutenant . In the First Coalition War he fought in 1792/95 in the battles near Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern , the cannonade of Valmy and the siege of Mainz . During this time, Bismarck proved himself as a patrol leader.
After the war, he came of his achievements on July 18, 1798 as due to staff captain in the Gardes du Corps . On October 3, 1798, he became captain and company commander there . On April 28, 1804 he was promoted to major . In the Fourth Coalition War he fought in the Battle of Auerstedt . Before the surrender at Prenzlau, Bismarck was able to escape to East Prussia to take part in the battle of Königsberg there.
After the Treaty of Tilsit , Bismarck was appointed commander of the Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment on April 29, 1809 with a salary of 2,600 thalers. In this position he rose on February 10, 1810 to lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III on November 2, 1810 . Class excellent. Because of his poor health, Bismarck received his departure as a colonel on December 4, 1811 with a pension of 800 thalers, and he was also allowed to continue to wear his regimental uniform.
In the run-up to the Wars of Liberation , Bismarck returned to the army on May 5, 1813 and became a brigadier in the Kurmärkische Landwehr. With a patent dated December 11, 1813, he was promoted to major general on December 8, 1813 and transferred as brigade chief to the IV Army Corps . But he has not yet received his full salary. Bismarck was able to distinguish himself in the Battle of Hagelberg and received the Iron Cross 2nd class. Then he fought in the siege and the storm on Wittenberg, for which he received the Iron Cross 1st class. On August 27, 1814, he became a division general in the 1st Kurmärkische Landwehr Division, but on October 19, 1814 , he was transferred to Leipzig as a commander . In this capacity, Bismarck received a salary of 1200 thalers and a bonus of 1000 thalers. From the Russian side he was awarded the Order of St. Anna 1st Class on November 4, 1814 . From November 8th, Bismarck received his full salary of 3,000 thalers. On March 31, 1815, he was to take over the position of commander of Stettin. Due to an accident near Leipzig, however, he did not take up this command and on July 23, 1815, he became the commanding general in the Duchy of Saxony as a representative of General von Gaudi . On October 5, 1815, he handed the business over to General Kleist von Nollendorf . He then became brigade commander of the Landwehr in the administrative district of Stettin on November 23, 1815. On January 5, 1816, Bismarck received his retirement with the character of lieutenant general and 1500 thalers pension . He died unmarried on April 12, 1830 in Berlin and was buried on April 15, 1830 in the garrison cemetery.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632780 , pp. 405-406, no. 1190.
- Georg Schmidt : The Bismarck family. P. 162 f.
Web links
- Portrait in the digital portrait index
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bismarck, Friedrich Adolf Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general, commanding general in the Duchy of Saxony |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uenglingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1830 |
| Place of death | Berlin |