Friedrich Benignus von Schmidthenner
Friedrich Benignus von Schmidthenner (born November 21, 1728 in Wölfersheim near Braunschweig , † June 14, 1790 in Glatz ) was a royal Prussian colonel and most recently in command of the Glatz fortress .
Life
His family wanted him to become a lawyer and came to Marburg to study . But already in 1744 he went into Dutch service. Through the mediation of relatives, he soon became an ensign and joined the Prinz Stollberg regiment . There he rose to lieutenant . But the Dutch service was very calm and the looming Seven Years War offered new opportunities. He resigned and went into Prussian service. On October 30, 1755 he came to the Le Noble Free Battalion as Premier Lieutenant . On May 1, 1758, he received his own company. On October 1, 1762 he also became a major . During that time he took part in numerous battles. In one of these skirmishes he was hit by a bullet that got stuck in the lid of his silver snuffbox . He sent the can and ball to his father as a souvenir. He was captured with the Corps Fouqué in the Battle of Landeshut in 1760 , but was exchanged in 1762. So he was able to distinguish himself again in the battle of Freiberg .
After the war, the le Noble free battalion was relocated to Glatz fortress as a garrison. This is how Schmidthenner came there too. In 1769 he was able to distinguish himself during a great fire. When the fire threatened the powder chamber, he organized the evacuation of the chamber and thus saved the city.
In the War of the Bavarian Succession he was appointed commandant of the Schäferberg. On June 3, 1780 he became lieutenant colonel and on June 3, 1788 he was promoted to colonel. When the garrison regiments were disbanded in the same year, he became chief of Füselier Regiment No. 7. On December 7, 1788, however, he was transferred back to Glatz as commander. He died there in 1790.
family
He was married twice. He married his first wife in 1750. She died giving birth to their first child. In 1752 he married a von Reppmacher in Maastricht .
literature
- Silesian Provincial Gazettes . 1790, volume 12, pp. 161ff
Individual evidence
- ↑ Silesian Provincial Papers . 1790, volume 12, page 89
- ↑ He is said to have forced the audience to transport the powder with his pistol drawn
- ↑ Fort Schäferberg was a secondary fortification
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schmidthenner, Friedrich Benignus von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | royal Prussian colonel and finally in command of Glatz Fortress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wölfersheim near Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1790 |
| Place of death | Bald |