Friedrich Leopold von Ruits

Friedrich Leopold von Ruits (born November 16, 1736 in Koenigsberg ; † February 8, 1811 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general , chief of infantry regiment No. 8 and commander of Warsaw .

Life

origin

His parents were Friedrich Jakob von Ruits (Rüts) (1683–1746) and his wife Maria Elisabeth, born von Pelet (1706–1786). from the house of Glaubitten . His brother was the later lieutenant general Emil Philipp Friedrich (1727-1800). His father was Herr auf Bersnicken as well as a Prussian colonel and commander of the XI garrison regiment .

Military career

Ruits was a cadet in Berlin from September 21, 1749 . On October 19, 1752 he was then employed as a private corporal in the “Dohna” infantry regiment of the Prussian Army . There he became an ensign on April 2, 1754 . During the Seven Years' War he took part in the battles of Groß-Jägersdorf , Kay and Kunersdorf . He fought at the siege of Schweidnitz and the battles of Meißen , Pretsch , Maxen and Leutmannsdorf. During that time he was transferred to the infantry regiment "Syburg" on November 15, 1757 and second lieutenant on January 22, 1762 as prime lieutenant . On April 12, 1763 he finally became an adjutant of the inspection to Lieutenant General von Stutterheim , but was still in the regiment. On June 24, 1763 he became a staff captain and lieutenant quartermaster. On April 12, 1769, he replaced Major von Baehr as adjutant to the lieutenant general and on August 3, 1769, he finally came to the infantry regiment in which Stutterheim was head of the regiment. There he became captain and company commander on August 29, 1772 . On November 2, 1777 he became major and on November 27, 1778 battalion commander . As such, Ruits then took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . On February 1, 1784 he was appointed commander of the "Rautter" grenadier regiment, which consisted of the grenadiers of regiments No. 2 and No. 16.

On March 11th he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on December 31st, 1786 he was returned to the "Wildau" infantry regiment . On June 11, 1788 he was promoted to colonel and appointed regimental commander on September 26, 1790. Ruits was considered a capable officer. Therefore King Friedrich Wilhelm II appointed him chief of the infantry regiment “von Genzkow” on December 29, 1792 and major general on January 15, 1793. His old boss was fired because he had not met expectations. In addition, he became General Inspector of the Upper Silesian Infantry Inspectorate on March 19, 1794, succeeding General Götze.

Ruits took part in the war against Poland in 1794/95 . There he succeeded in taking Krakow . This was important as the Polish coronation insignia were located there. Therefore, on June 28, 1794, he received special instructions to ensure their safety.

On December 25th, 1795 he was given the infantry regiment "Pirch", in addition he became commander of Warsaw and general inspector of the Warsaw inspection, which meant a bonus of 1000 thalers . On May 20, 1798, Ruits became Lieutenant General with a patent dated June 2, 1798. He received the Great Red Eagle Order on June 23, 1802 , and on September 24, 1804 annual Douceur money of 2,000 thalers.

On September 11, 1806 he received his departure with a pension of 1,500 thalers. He died a few years later on February 8, 1811 in Königsberg.

family

Ruits married on May 16, 1777 in Königsberg Friederike Wilhelma von der Groeben (* August 6, 1778, † November 5, 1843) from the Beisleiden family . The couple had the following children:

• Friedrich Konrad Leopold (born August 6, 1778 - † January 22, 1861), Prussian lieutenant colonel
• Karl Eduard (born May 1, 1780)
• Ernst Ludwig Wilhelm (born May 28, 1782)
• Wilhelm (born March 23, 1784), Prussian Prime Lieutenant
• Hermann (* 1786)
• Ferdinand Wilhelm (born December 3, 1788)
• Karl Rudolf Adolf (born May 31, 1790), Prussian Prime Lieutenant
• Heinrich Franz Friedrich (born February 12, 1796), Prussian lieutenant
• Alexander Ernst (born December 13, 1797), Prussian major

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , pp. 375-377, no. 863.
• Anton von Mach: History of the Royal Prussian Second Infantry - called the King's Regiment since its foundation in 1677 until December 3, 1840. P. 167, (digitized)
• Genealogical manual of the nobility . 2001, volume 125, p. 109ff.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. 1977, p. 477.