Hans Kaspar von Kleist

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Hans Kaspar von Kleist (* 1698 ; † July 14, 1745 ) was a Pomeranian nobleman and a Prussian lieutenant colonel .

Life

Kleist was a member of the noble family von Kleist from the Pomerania . His parents were the heir to Segenthin and the Brandenburg police officer , Hans Caspar von Kleist (1647–1711), and his wife Catharina von Blanckenburg (1665–1736)

In 1714 Kleist joined the army ; he initially served in the von Glasenapp infantry regiment and began his career as an ensign in the von Grumbkow infantry regiment . On July 7, 1716 he was promoted to second lieutenant , on January 10, 1723 to prime lieutenant and on May 25, 1728 was transferred to the infantry regiment "von Thile" . There he rose to staff captain on September 22, 1729 and received the position of company commander on June 14, 1731 . On July 18, 1740 he returned as a major in the "von Glasenapp " infantry regiment . He received a grenadier battalion, which was composed of two companies from the infantry regiments "von Glasenapp" and "von Kalckstein" .

On December 16, 1740 his battalion was one of seven that marched to Glogau and was involved in the capture of the fortress on March 8, 1741 , as it was used profitably for the Prussians on April 10, 1741 in the Battle of Mollwitz .

Kleist was born on July 10, 1743 invested and promoted to lieutenant colonel on 16 January 1745th He was seriously injured by a cannonball near Hohenfriedberg on June 4, 1745 and died on July 14. Then he was buried in the church of Strigau . Kleist remained unmarried.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great. P. 290. Digitized version
personal data
SURNAME Kleist, Hans Kaspar von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant colonel
DATE OF BIRTH 1698
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 1745