Hans Kaspar von Krockow

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Hans Kaspar von Krockow (born August 23, 1700 in Peest ; † February 25, 1759 in Schweidnitz ) was a Prussian major general , head of the cuirassier regiment of the same name , governor of Giebichenstein and Moritzburg and heir to Peest A, Palow , Franken, Thien and Nitzlin .

Life

origin

His parents were the Danish captain Kaspar von Krockow (* 1670; † 11 January 1731), heir to Peest A, and his wife Sylvia Juliane, née von Haunold († 1734), widow of Lord von Briren. His sister Maria Charlotte († 1750) was the wife of General Adam Joachim von Podewils .

Military career

After Krockow was homeschooled, he went to the University of Halle . However, he did not finish his studies, but preferred a career in the military. As a volunteer he joined the cuirassier regiment "von Anhalt-Dessau" of the Prussian Army and advanced to major by 1738 . In 1741 he was in the camp in Genthin and later near Gröningen . On November 18, 1741, he became a lieutenant colonel . In 1743 he temporarily volunteered in the Austrian army to fight the French. In 1745 he was promoted to colonel under Leopold von Anhalt . In October 1745 he became commander of the cuirassier regiment "von Buddenbrock" and received the official team of Giebichenstein and Moritzburg. On December 8, 1750 he was promoted to major general and given part of the Mahlendorf manor in Silesia .

In the Seven Years' War Krockow joined the army under Schwerin in Bohemia and moved into winter quarters in Silesia. Field Marshal Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock died in March 1757 and Krockow received his cuirassier regiment. He fought on May 6, 1757 in the Battle of Prague and on June 18 at Kolin . The regiment came to the King's army in Lusatia , later it moved again to Silesia to fight with the Duke of Bevern against the Austrians. During the fighting, his horse was shot and a shrapnel hit Krockow in the foot, which should cause him constant pain from then on.

Still, he was at the head of the regiment when it was used on the left wing in the Battle of Leuthen . In the battle of Hochkirch Krockow fought with the cuirassier regiment "Jung-Schönaich" against the advancing Austrians. There, however, he was shot in the shoulder at the beginning of the battle. He refused to be bandaged and fought until he fell off his horse. Krockow initially remained lying there as if he were dead and was later found by his soldiers and first brought to Bautzen . From there he came to Schweidnitz. His wound became infected and he died there on February 25, 1759.

family

Krockow was married to Sophia Lukretia von Wulffen (* 1702; † November 19, 1758) from the house of Neudorf in Halberstadt since 1730 . The following children were born from this marriage:

  • Kaspar Wilhelm (1731–1773), Prussian officer, adjutant general of his father
  • Heinrich Joachim Reinhold (1733–1796), Prussian colonel, commander of the hussar regiment “von Zieten” ⚭ Louise von Göppel (* February 14, 1749; † February 5, 1803). Their son Reinhold , like his siblings, was brought up by Fichte on Kant's recommendation in 1791/93 . Louise von Krockow married Casimir Egbert Theodor von Brauneck (born January 26, 1776, † July 15, 1854) in 1797.
  • Johanna Charlotte († 1776) ⚭ May 23, 1760 Friedrich Siegmund von Grape (* October 31, 1738; † 1806)
  • a son who died young

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SURNAME Krockow, Hans Kaspar von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, chief of the cuirassier regiment of the same name
DATE OF BIRTH 23 August 1700
PLACE OF BIRTH Peest
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1759
Place of death Schweidnitz