Friedrich von Bretschneider
Friedrich von Bretschneider , from 1843 Freiherr von Bretschneider (* 1770 in Nassau-Usingen , † June 3, 1846 in Milan ), was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and City Commander of Milan.
Life
Bretschneider was the son of the military and writer Heinrich Gottfried von Bretschneider and entered the Austrian military service. Due to his exceptional achievements in a fight against the Turks on April 19, 1789, he was promoted to lieutenant and rose to the officer class . He also regularly excelled in his further military career. He took part in the Revolutionary War in the Netherlands and was taken prisoner there. 1801 was promoted to major . He continued to serve regularly and was made a lieutenant colonel in 1807 . In 1813 he was employed as a colonel in the outpost service in Styria . From there he advanced to northern Italy and later he fought off Lyon before later returning to Italy. He was promoted to major general in 1815 and finally to field marshal lieutenant in 1830 .
Bretschneider became the fortress commander in Piacenza in 1836 and finally in 1837 city commander of Milan. He remained in this office until his death.
Honors
- 1815: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus
- 1821: Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order
- 1827: Grand Cross of the Order of St. George of Reunification
- 1841: Military Merit Order of St. George , 1st Class
- 1843: ennobled as baron by the Austrian emperor
literature
- Jaromir Hirtenfeld , Hermann Meynert (ed.): Oesterreichisches Militär-Conversations-Lexikon , Volume 1, Gerold, Vienna 1851, pp. 509-512.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Bretschneider, Friedrich Freiherr von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 139 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Edler von Janko : Bretschneider, Friedrich Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 318.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bretschneider, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bretschneider, Friedrich Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian field marshal lieutenant and city commander of Hamburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nassau-Usingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1846 |
| Place of death | Milan |