Friedrich August Bevilaqua

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Friedrich August Bevilaqua (born May 13, 1777 in Kamenz ; † December 18, 1845 in Dresden ) was a Saxon lieutenant general.

Career

On September 16, 1791, at the age of fourteen, Friedrich August Bevilaqua joined the Elector Infantry Regiment and became a cadet. He received his cadet training in Weißenfels . Bevilaqua, who was appointed flag junior in August 1793 , was slightly wounded during the Battle of Kaiserslautern in November 1793. Until 1794 Bevilaqua took part in the siege of the fortress Mainz by French troops. He then returned to Saxony in 1794, where he received the rank of lieutenant in 1795. Until 1796 he was stationed in Gotha and Rudolstadt . This was followed by a deployment in the Vogtland from 1805 with the appointment as first lieutenant in 1806. As the second adjutant of the brigadier general, Bevilaqua was able to prove himself in the battle near Saalfeld and the battle of Jena . So he recommended himself for the post as stage commander 1807 in Bautzen. This was followed by activities as an adjutant in the Dresden General Command Office, at the French command as a service provider and in 1809 as General Inspection Adjutant. In 1810 August Bevilaqua received the rank of captain, but in 1811, when he took over a transport command to Danzig, he was appointed major. Bevilaqua suffered his second wounding in 1812 during the campaign in Russia, more precisely near Kobryn (now Belarus). There he was taken prisoner with the von Klengel brigade. After returning from captivity, Major Bevilaqua was able to take over the 2nd Light Infantry Regiment as battalion commander. During this time of the French campaigns under Napoleon , Bevilaqua led the command of the 1st Light Infantry Regiment from 1815. A little later this was divided in half, so that Major Bevilaqua became battalion commander of the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion. He led this to Mainz, for example, to the blockade near Schlettstadt and to Alsace. At the end of December 1815, he led the battalion through the Champagne region to the Department du Nord. In 1816, Major Bevilaqua was in command of the Le Quesnoy fortress in the Department du Nord for three months . He returned to Saxony in 1817, where he was appointed lieutenant colonel and brigadier of the light half-brigade the following year. In his further career, the successful officer was honored with the Order of St. Heinrich . After serving as a colonel in 1822, it was not a long way to major general and brigadier of the infantry. Before his 50th birthday, the major general was given the honor of taking command of the Dresden Communal Guard. The city of Dresden granted him honorary citizenship of the city of Dresden on June 21, 1838 for his services. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, Bevilaqua received the honorary citizenship of Kamenz on September 16, 1841 in Mittweida by Mayor Reinhardt and the city councilor baker Hitzke. In addition, he was appointed lieutenant general and the associated authorization to bear the title of excellence. In the same year he was also awarded the Commander's Cross of the Civil Order of Merit. Until the year of his retirement in 1843 due to his health, Lieutenant General Bevilaqua led the Dresden municipal guard. His last address was in Dresden Am See 4–6. At his previous address, Am See 49 in Dresden, Regina Bevilaqua was born. by Dury, the widow of Major General Friedrich Joseph Bevilaqua, (* 1742 Dresden, † 1808 Warsaw).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New necrology of the Germans . Voigt, 1845 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  2. ^ Karl Christian Kanis Gretschel: History of the Saxon People and State . Beyer, 1853 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ↑ https://www.dresden.de/media/pdf/infoblaetter/ehrenbuerger_liste.pdf
  4. ↑ New Lusatian magazine: Journal of the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences . Oettel, 1841 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  5. ↑ https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/6410/24/
  6. ^ Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Armies 1815-1939 . Biblio Verlag, 1996, ISBN 978-3-7648-1779-4 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  7. ↑ https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/6415/22/
  8. ↑ Leipzig calendar . G. Merseburger., 1908 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  9. ^ New Lusatian magazine: with the participation of the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences . The Society, 1846 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
personal data
SURNAME Bevilaqua, Friedrich August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Kamenz
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1845
Place of death Dresden