Heinrich Detlef von Kalben
Heinrich Detlef von Kalben († December 5, 1757 in Leuthen , partly also November 22, 1757 in Breslau is given) was the leader of a Prussian free battalion with the rank of lieutenant colonel .
family
He was the son of Daniel Gottfried von Kalben (* 1671), landlord of Schmoor and Wollenhagen, and his wife Agnes Dorothea von Alvensleben (* May 1683; † 1761). He was married to Katharina Elisabeth von Eyff and had two daughters with her.
Life
In 1740 he was transferred from the Cuirassier Regiment No. 4 to the Garde Du Corps. Until 1742 he was Rittmeister in Hussar Regiment No. 6 (Hobitz), but was then involved in a duel and had to leave the Prussian army . So he became a major in the Saxon army . In 1756 he returned to the Prussian army, was appointed lieutenant colonel and went to Reichenbach in Vogtland , where he set up his free battalion. He fell in the battle of Leuthen or (according to other sources) shortly before in the battle of Breslau. His successor as commander of the free battalion was Konstantin Nathanael von Salenmon .
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Heinrich Detlef von Kalben . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 307 ( Heinrich Detlef von Kalben at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Siegmund Wilhelm Wohlbrück: Geschichtliche Nachrichten von dem Geschlechte Alvensleben , Volume 3, p. 211 digitized
- Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great , digitized
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| SURNAME | Kalben, Heinrich Detlef von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kalben, Heinrich Dettlov von; Calben, Heinrich Dettlov von; Calben, Heinrich Detlef von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of a Prussian free battalion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: December 5, 1757 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Leuthen |