Friedrich Schuler from Senden
Ernst Julius Friedrich Freiherr Schuler von Senden (born November 29, 1753 in Schöppenstedt , † February 11, 1827 in Löwenberg in Silesia ) was a Prussian infantry general .
Life
origin
His father, Johann Baron Schuler von Senden , was a Prussian legation councilor, and his older brother Karl Ernst (1752–1833) later became a senior diplomat.
Military career
Ernst studied in Helmstedt and Göttingen . On March 15, 1775 he joined the Braunschweig regiment "von Specht" as a flag junior . The desire to travel and the hope for a better life led him to be recruited for the war in America in 1776 . He served a year in the English army under General John Burgoyne against the Americans. After the surrender of Saratoga in October 1777, the Brunswick contingent was captured with the English army. Schuler was interned until the end of the war, first held in Boston and then transported to Virginia . At the use of his relatives, he was released on payment of a ransom; on April 10, 1781 he began his return journey to Europe. He retired as a lieutenant at the end of 1781 and entered Dutch service in 1782. Since he did not like it there either, he soon switched to the Prussian army and was taken over as prime lieutenant on August 13, 1786 . At first he served in the newly established light infantry regiment "von Chaumontet". On November 25, 1791, he became company commander in the Thadden Fusilier Regiment. In the campaigns of 1793 and 1794 he served as a captain on the Rhine; he fought under General Wichard von Möllendorff near Kaiserslautern , Biesingen , Trippstadt and Bingen.
On May 20, 1805 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on June 20, 1806 to colonel . In 1806 he took part in the battle of Saalfeld . After the battle of Jena he managed to save the fusilier battalion “von Pelet” to Danzig without major losses . On May 29, 1807 he was appointed chief of this battalion and took over command of the Neufahrwasser fortress. For the excellent defense of this fortress he received on August 12, 1807 from the hand of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. the order of Pour le Mérite . On January 9, 1809 he was promoted to major general, on the same day the king appointed him commander of Wroclaw .
In the campaign of 1813 he was assigned the blockade corps of the Glogau fortress . After Blucher's defeat in the Battle of Bautzen , he was forced to lift the blockade early. When retreating, he faced an unequal battle near Neukirch with 4,000 men not far from Breslau. Soon afterwards, on May 29th, he was appointed temporary commandant of Cosel in Upper Silesia by the king. On November 22nd, he received the position of a commanding general in Lusatia and in December 1813 received orders to add a reserve division to the IV Army Corps. In January 1814 he became commandant of Torgau , on May 31, 1815 he was promoted to lieutenant general.
After the war he was appointed commander of Breslau on May 27, 1819. On March 15, 1825, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class by the monarch on his 50th anniversary in service . On June 13, 1825, he was promoted to general of the infantry and adopted. He died in 1827 of a painful illness on his country estate in Lower Silesia.
family
His marriage to Theodore Eva von Schweinitz and Kutscheboritz (* 1773) on July 6, 1796 resulted in eleven children, only seven of whom survived the first few years. It was only after the death of their father-in-law Christian Heinrich von Schweinitz in 1804 that Braunau Castle in Lower Silesia was transferred to the couple as their residence.
- Born on August 1st as the sixth child, Karl Gustav Leopold (1804-1893) is the ancestor of the following main line of students from Senden, including those from Sayn-Wittgenstein .
- A younger son Ernst Wilhelm Moritz Otto Freiherr Schuler von Senden (1812–1899) rose to the position of Prussian lieutenant general and was also given the Pour le Mérite as division commander in the war of 1870–71 .
The daughter Luise (* December 14, 1799) married Otto Ernst Wilhelm vom Berge and Herrendorff (* March 15, 1788) later commander of the Neisse fortress.
literature
- Ernst Friedrich Schuler from Senden. In: New Nekrolog der Deutschen . Volume 5, 1827, part 1, Bernh. Ms. Voigt, Ilmenau 1829, p. 160
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632780 , pp. 332–334, no. 1154.
- Johann Friedrich Ernst Freiherr student v. Send. In: Friedrich von Senden: History of the Freiherrn von Senden and Freiherrn Schuler von Senden. Pro Business, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86805-376-0 , pp. 393-413 , 493 , 498 , 501
- Baron Schuler v. Send. In: Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : The state forces of the Prussian monarchy under Friedrich Wilhelm III. Volume 3, Maurer, Berlin 1830, pp. 354f.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1858 . Eighth year, p. 707 .; 1873, p. 644.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joachim von Berge and his foundations. family tree
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schuler von Senden, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schuler von Senden, Ernst Julius Friedrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schöppenstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1827 |
| Place of death | Löwenberg in Silesia |