Georg Wilhelm von dem Bussche

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Georg Wilhelm Freiherr von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (born July 19, 1726 in Minden ; † December 11, 1794 ) was a Brunswick-Lüneburg general of the infantry .

Life

origin

Georg Wilhelm came from the Westphalian noble family von dem Bussche . His father, a nephew of Lebrecht von dem Bussche , was Baron Hilmar Albrecht von dem Bussche (* December 8, 1689, † August 3, 1726), Prussian secret judiciary and cathedral kuster in Minden. His mother, Anna Dorothea, was born from Vincke (1691–1763).

Military career

After the early death of his father, he came to Hanover as a page to King George II and entered the military there in 1743. Gradually he climbed the ranks, was appointed major in 1759 , lieutenant colonel in 1762, colonel in 1776, major general in 1778 , infantry inspector in 1783, lieutenant general in 1788 and infantry general in 1793. From his entry into the military, he took part in all campaigns and the more important battles of the Hanoverian army of that time. First he fought in the Austrian War of Succession and then in the Seven Years' War . He distinguished himself especially in 1759 in the battle of Minden and in 1762 in the battle of Lutterberg . In 1775, when the outbreak of the American War of Independence was looming, he was given command of one of the Hanoverian battalions destined for Gibraltar , but had to surrender it in order to be promoted to colonel. At that time August de la Motte became the company's commander .

The outbreak of war against France in 1792 was the next possibility for him. In 1793 he was given command of the Hanoverian imperial contingent ordered to Kassel . When, soon afterwards, following France's declaration of war against Holland and England on February 1, 1793, the Hanoverian army was united with the English under the Duke of York , he was given the command of the 1st division. His most important act occurred in this campaign; the storming of Rexponde on September 6, 1793 to free the wounded Field Marshal Wilhelm von Freytag, who was taken prisoner by the French . His behavior was equally excellent in the battles at Courtrai on April 26, at Coighem on May 10, in the Battle of Tourcoing on May 17 and 18 and in the battle at Pont à Clün ( Battle of Torunai ) on May 22. May 1794. In a minor battle during the defense of the Waallinie on December 11, 1794, a cannonball tore his right hand away; his death followed soon after. December 14th. he was buried in Arnhem Cathedral.

family

He was married several times. His first wife was Auguste von dem Bussche-Hünnefeld (1745–1765) in 1764. After her death, he married Dorothea Friederike von Hammerstein-Equord (born August 25, 1741; † November 9, 1777), daughter of Euphemia Louise von Schlippenbach (1698–1763) and Hans Werner von Hammerstein-Equord (1696–1787). From the marriage came:

  • Auguste Dorothea (* 1765; † October 28, 1805) ⚭ 1783 Ernst Bodo von Alten Wilkenburg
  • Clamor Werner (1770–1774)
  • Georg (March 23, 1771 - May 26, 1813) ⚭ Cäcilie von Klencke (June 16, 1780 - September 16, 1838)
  • Ludwig August Friedrich (1772–1852), royal Hanover general ⚭ 1819 Elise de Malortie de Bimont (* August 4, 1802; † November 28, 1862)
  • Werner Christoph (born March 13, 1773 - † November 4, 1842), major general in Hanover
⚭ Jeannette von Ingersleben widowed von Rehden
⚭ 1831 Minona Solzio (* 1803)
  • Hans Clamor Hilmar (1774-1851), royal Hanoverian general of the infantry ⚭ Emma von Lenthe (* April 6, 1801; † March 28, 1882)
  • Wilhelm Philipp (* 1775; † Jung)
  • Dorothea Luise (born October 26, 1777; † November 30, 1846) ⚭ 1802 Freiherr Friedrich von Hammerstein-Equord († April 8, 1851), colonel and chief forester

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jochen Kothe: Göttingen Digitization Center: side view . Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ www.garnisonkirche-hameln.de/116_Bussche,%20H.htm ( Memento from October 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Bussche, Georg Wilhelm von dem
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bussche-Haddenhausen, Georg Wilhelm von dem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brunswick-Lüneburg general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1726
PLACE OF BIRTH Minden
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1794