Gustav von Barnekow (Major General)

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Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Barnekow (born February 10, 1779 in Bergen auf Rügen , † March 7, 1838 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade .

Life

origin

His parents were Christoph Gottlieb Bogislav von Barnekow (1740-1829) and his wife Ulrike Anna, born von Usedom († 1786) from the house of Udars on Rügen . His father was the master of Teschwitz and the chief forest master of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg . His brothers were also Prussian soldiers. The eldest brother, Karl Ludwig († 1829), was in the hussar regiment No. 7 , the second brother, Ernst Friedrich († 1792) died as a second lieutenant in the hussar regiment "von Wolffradt" , Helmut Alexander († 1812), was a second lieutenant in Neumark Dragoon Regiment No. 3 . The youngest son Adolf Friedrich († 1817) died as a major in Potsdam . He was a knight of the Iron Cross II class and the Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus II class and was seriously injured in the battle of Großgörschen .

career

Barnekow was on June 18, 1794 Second Lieutenant in the cuirassier regiment "Zeschwitz" of the Saxon Army and received on February 6, 1799 his resignation . He went into Prussian service on February 10, 1799 and came as an ensign with a patent from December 7, 1798 in the “von Strantz” dragoon regiment . There he was promoted to Second Lieutenant on June 10, 1800. In the Fourth Coalition War Barnekow fought in the battle of Auerstedt , in the defense of Danzig and the battles near Nordhausen and Lübeck . For this he received the order Pour le Mérite on January 4, 1807 . On September 18, 1807 he became a staff captain , but received his resignation on March 14, 1808 and at the end of May still the character of a major .

In 1809 Barnekow went to the cuirassier regiment "Prince Hohenzollern" as a cavalry master . During the Fifth Coalition War he fought in the battles near Wagram and Znojmo . After the defeat of Austria, he took his leave in 1810 . In 1812 Barnekov entered Russian services . During Napoleon's Russian campaign in 1812 he was wounded in a battle near Rudine and received the Order of St. Anne II. Class. Barnekow also fought at Ramanovo, Mir and Nisnice. During the Wars of Liberation he fought in the battles near Großgörschen , Bautzen , Laon and the battles near Weissenfels , Sonnenwalde, Kassel , Hanau , Gelnhausen , Craonne , Sens, Fontainebleau as well as the income from Mons and the battles near Reims and the defense of Liège . Barnekow received a Russian golden saber of honor for Bautzen , the Swedish Order of the Sword for Mons and the Order of Saint George for Liège . In 1814 he was also promoted to colonel .

After the Peace of Paris , Barnekow returned to Prussian service on October 5, 1815 and was initially aggregated as a lieutenant colonel in the Brandenburg Uhlan Regiment No. 3 . On January 18, 1820 he was accepted into the Order of St. John . On December 1, 1823 Barnekow was commissioned to lead the 6th Hussar Regiment . After being promoted to colonel, he was appointed regimental commander on September 14, 1824. With the appointment of commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, Barnekow was aggregated to the regiment on December 1, 1834 and promoted to major general on March 30, 1835. For his achievements he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on September 9, 1835 . Class with ribbon and on September 30, 1835 the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus 1st Class. In addition, on October 23, 1835, he received a bonus of 200 thalers. On August 12, 1837 Barnekow was put up for disposal with a pension . He died in Berlin on March 7, 1838.

family

Barnekow married Henriette von Cornberg (1798–1861) in Berlin on April 6, 1815 , who was buried in the garrison cemetery after her death . She was a daughter of Major Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Cornberg. The couple had several children:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. Fifth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1855 p. 347.
  2. ↑ Heraldic-genealogical journal. Volume 4, p. 122.
personal data
SURNAME Barnekow, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barnekow, Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm von Freiherr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Mountains on Rügen
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1838
Place of death Berlin