Georg Ludwig Egidius von Koehler

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Georg Ludwig Egidius von Köhler (born November 11, 1734 in Berlin , † August 30, 1811 in Berlin) was a Prussian officer, most recently a general of the cavalry .

Life

Koehler came from the Prussian aristocratic family of Kohler and entered after the outbreak of the Seven Years' War as a cornet in the by Hans Joachim von Ziethen guided Hussars. 2 a. He made it up to the adjutant and became a successful general like the former adjutants Zieten's Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz , Erich Magnus von Wolffradt and Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq . In 1761 he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite by the Prussian King Friedrich II for his achievements . From 1788 to 1796 he was chief of Hussar Regiment No. 3 . Under Friedrich Wilhelm II. Köhler was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle in 1794 and in 1796 appointed Chief of Hussar Regiment No. 7 .

From the new King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Appointed General Inspector of the Cavalry in Upper Silesia and already honored with the Order of the Black Eagle on August 28, 1800 , Köhler served as Governor of Warsaw (1806-1807) in the new province of South Prussia . Here he was replaced by Franz Heinrich Christian von Ploetz (1740-1819). On May 21, 1806 he was appointed general of the cavalry .

After the Peace of Tilsiter , Köhler received his farewell on August 5, 1807.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State History Association for the Mark Brandenburg: Yearbook for Brandenburg State History , Volumes 52-55, 2002, p. 145.
  2. ↑ Christian Friedrich Jacobi, Gottlob Friedrich Krebel: European genealogical manual: in which the latest news ... , p. 139.
  3. ↑ Leopold Zedlitz-Neukirch: New Prussian Adels Lexicon: or genealogical and ... , Volume 3, p. 135.
  4. ^ Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst, Tilman Stieve: Private and official writings: General Staff Officer between Crisis and ... , p. 439.
personal data
SURNAME Koehler, Georg Ludwig Egidius von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1734
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1811
Place of death Berlin