Friedrich von Blankenburg

Friedrich Dionys Ludwig von Blankenburg (born January 12, 1786 in Stargard in Pomerania , † January 22, 1850 in Neustadt-Eberswalde ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Friedrich was the son of Karl Otto von Blankenburg (* 1731; † April 21, 1801) and his wife Dorothea Rahel, née Olsen. The father was a captain . D. , most recently in the “von Bevern” infantry regiment and Mr. auf Schwarzow.

Military career

Blankenburg came to the cadet house in Stolp as a pensioner in 1796 . On May 1, 1798 he was employed as a corporal in the infantry regiment "von Pirch" of the Prussian Army and was promoted to second lieutenant until May 1805 . In the Fourth Coalition War he fought in the battle of Auerstedt as well as Nordhausen, Prenzlau, Gülkow, Treptow an der Rega, Wollin, Stargard, and Naugard. In the defense of Kolberg , Blankenburg was able to prove itself several times. Under his command, a troop of 40 infantry and cavalry succeeded in driving out an enemy post in the area of ​​the salt peat bog and repelling several counter attacks. For this he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on April 8, 1807 .

After the Peace of Tilsit , Blankenburg became Prime Lieutenant in the Schill Corps on May 22, 1808 . On Schill's train he fought in the battles near Dodendorf and Dammgarten in 1809 and was seriously wounded near Stralsund on May 25, 1809. Thereupon Blankenburg received his departure on August 7th, 1810 .

On February 26, 1812, he was aggregated to the 1st Leib-Hussar Regiment and on March 3, 1812 promoted to staff cavalry officer. As such, Blankenburg took part in the battle at Ragnit in 1812 on the side of France during the Russian campaign. For his work at Tilsit he received the Cross of the Legion of Honor . On October 4, 1813 Blankenburg rose to Rittmeister and squadron chief .

During the Wars of Liberation he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class for the battle around Halle . Blankenburg fought near Torgau , Luckau , Wittenberg, acquired the order of St. Vladimir IV class near Delfzijl (March 23, 1814) and took part in the battles near Dennewitz and Leipzig . During that time he was promoted to major without a patent on February 21, 1814 and appointed commander of the 1st Pomeranian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment. On July 7th, 1814 he got the patent as a major. He then fought at Conde, Soissons , Compiegne, La Fere , St. Denis and the battles at Laon and Belle Alliance , where he earned the Iron Cross First Class.

On March 6, 1816, Blankenburg was first aggregated to the 6th and a month later to the 10th Hussar Regiment . As a lieutenant colonel, he was commissioned on June 18, 1825 to lead the 4th Dragoon Regiment . He was appointed regimental commander three months later. In this position Blankenburg was promoted to colonel on March 30, 1829 , and on March 30, 1835 , he was transferred to Glogau as commander of the 9th Cavalry Brigade . On September 9, 1835 he was awarded the Red Eagle Order III. Class and at the end of the month the Order of St. Vladimir III. Class. On March 30, 1836, he was promoted to major general. Under awarding of the character as a lieutenant general Blankenburg was granted on 31 January 1840, the statutory pension goodbye. He died on January 22nd, 1850 in Neustadt-Eberswalde.

In 1829 General von Borstell wrote in his assessment: “Morally and officially, an excellent regimental commander of the light cavalry, cunning, prudent and determined, he is also well suited for a higher relationship in war. Unfortunately, his health is on the decline. Highly recommended."

family

Blankenburg married on February 19, 1815 in Fürstenwalde / Spree Henriette Juliane Wilhelmine Greeting (* December 18, 1793, † July 26, 1886), the daughter of the businessman Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Greeting. The couple had no children of their own, so Gustav Dionysius Friedrich (* June 12, 1821, † December 17, 1869) adopted it. He joined the 3rd Hussar Regiment and on December 10, 1846 received permission to call himself "von Blankenburg". He died in 1869 as a Rittmeister a. D.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 295-296, no. 1556.
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1903. Fourth year, p. 120.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Judgment of the court martial on Lieutenant Blankenburg. In: Ferdinand von Schill: a military-political character image. In addition to enclosures containing the most important official acts from 1809. pp. 140f.