Ludwig Gans zu Putlitz

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Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Otto Gans Edler Herr zu Putlitz (born March 11, 1750 in Wolfshagen , † March 16, 1828 in Jauer ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .

Life

origin

Friedrich zu Putlitz came from one of the most distinguished aristocratic families in Brandenburg who had lived in the Priegnitz since the 13th century and belonged to the gentry there at that time. However, they were not directly imperial , as the family legend claims, but feudal men of the Margraves of Brandenburg. Since 1373 the family was enfeoffed with the office of hereditary marshal of the Kurmark Brandenburg, since 1855 the family sat as hereditary members in the Prussian manor house .

His parents were the Holstein chamberlain Rudolf Christian Gans (1712–1789) and his wife Sophie Charlotte, née von Wedell († 1773).

Military career

As was customary in aristocratic families at the time, Putlitz became a career officer in the Prussian army . In 1770 he came to the Infantry Regiment "Prince Ferdinand" and took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . He then changed briefly to Dutch service, but in 1780 he became a captain in the “Chaumontet” light infantry regiment. When this was disbanded, he was transferred to the Fusilier Battalion No. 13. He took part in the First Coalition War and fought in the battles near Hochheim and Weiler. On November 10, 1793, he took part in the assault on the fortress Bitsch and was seriously wounded in the attack. He recovered again in 1797 and became Major and Chief of Fusilier Battalion No. 22. He was already very hard of hearing and so General Karl Andreas von Boguslawski received the battalion. 1803 Putlitz was commander of the III. Battalion “von Graevenitz” infantry regiment in Glogau.

Even at the beginning of Prussia's war against Napoleon , he was still major and commander of the III. Battalions. In the quick conquest of the Prussian fortress Glogau by the French troops on December 6, 1806, he must have played an unfortunate role, because after the peace of Tilsit by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Commission of inquiry set up by Prussia to investigate the behavior of all officers during the lost war of 1806/07, objected to his "official behavior".

On the other hand, Putlitz distinguished himself in the defense of Glatz in such a way that his commanding officer, General von Götzen, proposed him to the king in a general report on the assault on the camp of Glatz on June 24, 1807, to be awarded the Order pour le merite . .. Major von Putlitz also showed himself to be an extremely good man on this occasion ... Even before his replacement, he made a great contribution by communicating news and suggestions ... and influencing the mood in the mountains. Then he was recalled to take command in the camp ... hence the suggestion plm '. No decision was made on this suggestion. The king, on the other hand, submitted the proposal of General von Götzen to the Immidiatkommission, which found it very difficult to approve it and on February 13, 1809, proposed to the king to reject the request for the award of the order. .... because of the former, not quite perfect freedom to provide consultation in Glogau it would not be good to impart to him the Order .... .

Nevertheless, on April 13, 1810, a royal order was issued to Putlitz, who had meanwhile been promoted to lieutenant colonel and commander of the Silesian Rifle Battalion . ...., my dear, etc ... When the decision was made that no more applications for rewards should be made with the VO, I again had a detailed investigation into who was entitled to an award in the course of the last war would like, and this has shown that your glorious behavior deserves public recognition. I therefore take the pleasure of granting you this by awarding the enclosed VO ... ' .

On May 27, 1810, he was appointed commandant of Graudenz and on February 4, 1811, with a patent from February 7, 1811, he was promoted to colonel . After the death of Field Marshal Courbière , Putlitz also took over his business. On March 17, 1812, he was given a farewell as major general with a pension of 800 thalers.

As a division general in the Landwehr between Elbe and Oder, Putlitz took part in the battle near Lübnitz during the Wars of Liberation in 1813/14, for which he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He also worked in the sieges of Magdeburg and Wesel. Ad interim he was in command of Glogau from April 26, 1814, until Putlitz was finally allowed to leave again on October 3, 1815 with the character of lieutenant general and an annual pension of 1,500 thalers.

family

He was married to Caroline Dorothe Lange (1755-1837). The marriage remained childless.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gustav Heinrich Gans zu Putlitz : My home. published by Bernhard von Barsewisch 1912, ISBN 978-3-930388-28-8 .
  2. ↑ Great General Staff (editor): 1806. Das pruss. Officer Corps and the Investigation of the Events of the War. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1906.
  3. ↑ a b c Gustav Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le merite. Volume 1, awards under King Friedrich Wilhelm III., P. 654, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1913.
personal data
SURNAME Putlitz, Ludwig Gans too
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Putlitz, Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Otto Gans Edler Herr zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfshagen (Groß Pankow)
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1828
Place of death Yeah