Gotthard Bogdan von Mensenkampff

Coat of arms of the noble family Mensenkampff

Gotthard Bogdan von Mensenkampff (Мензенкампф, Готгардт Богданович, * 1806 ; † June 17, 1878 ) was a Russian lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army with German-Baltic descent.

career

Gotthard Bogdan von Mensenkampff received instruction in a private school and began his military career in 1822 as a lieutenant in the 1st Marine Regiment . In 1925 he switched to the Belgorod Ulan Regiment as a cadet and continued his career. From 1827 he was deployed in the Caucasus and took part in the Russo-Persian War . During his service in Transcaucasia he was promoted to lieutenant and honored for his courage.

Uniform of the Elisavetgrad Hussars

His next use was in 1830, he was transferred to the cavalry in central Russia . In 1831 he was used in the Polish uprising . For Captain promoted, he took his service in 1836 at the headquarters of Ulansky- bodyguard -Regiments which was under the Czar on. In 1846 he was promoted to colonel and from 1851 he commanded the Elisavetgrad Hussars. Due to a serious illness, he was put into temporary retirement in 1855. In 1862 he was reactivated with the rank of major general and organized the reserve army cavalry and replacement troops. From 1868 until the end of his life he was a member of the Military Court Commission. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1876 and died on June 17, 1878.

Origin and family

Gotthard Bogdan came from the German-Baltic Mensenkampff family , his father was the Russian Major Gottlieb Bogdan von Mensenkampff (1762 - 1835), his brother was the Russian State Councilor Gustav Alexander von Mensenkampff (1795 - 1873), his nephew was the Russian Major General Eduard von Mensenkampff (1826 - 1886). Gotthard was married, his sons were Nikolai Michael (1885 - 1939), who also started an officer career, and Michael Michailowitsch (1884 - 1900).

Awards

1.Russian Order:

• 1830 Russian Order of Saint Anne , 4th grade
• 1830 Russian Order of Saint Anne, 3rd class
• 1843 Order of Saint Stanislaus , 2nd class
• 1845 Russian Order of Saint Anne 2nd class
• 1850 Russian Order of St. George , 4th grade
• 1852 Order of St. Vladimir , 3rd class
• 1865 Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
• 1871 Russian Order of Saint Anne, 1st class

2. Foreign medals:

• 1853 Austrian Order of the Iron Crown , 2nd class
• 1853 Prussian Order of the Red Eagle , 3rd class

literature

• Genealogical manual of the Livonian knighthood , Görlitz 1929, pp. 383–389