Heinrich Gottfried Engelbrecht

Heinrich Gottfried Engelbrecht (* October 1745 ; † October 18, 1806 near Kröllwitz ) was a Prussian colonel and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .

Life

family

Engelbrecht came from the extensive Engelbrecht family . His parents were the Prussian major Julius Christoph Engelbrecht (1694–1784) and Margarethe Sophia von der Marwitz († 1792).

He himself married Barbara Magdalena von Below (1743–1814) after 1773

career

Engelbrecht joined the Prussian Army and in 1760 was initially in the “von Brünneck” infantry regiment . He was promoted to ensign on May 28, 1763 and switched to the "von Manteuffel" infantry regiment . Engelbrecht was promoted to Second Lieutenant on May 8, 1763 , Premier Lieutenant on July 31, 1778 , Captain on July 2, 1786, Captain on November 22, 1787 and Major on July 7, 1793 . As such, Engelbrecht was appointed regimental commander on October 12, 1798. On June 2, 1800, on the occasion of the Mockerau Revue , he received the order Pour le Mérite. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 15, 1806 and finally reached the rank of colonel on June 15, 1804.

During the Fourth Coalition War , Engelbrecht succumbed to his injuries after being wounded in the battle near Kröllwitz on the night of October 18, 1806. He died without leaving any offspring.

literature

Genealogical handbook of middle class families . Volume 15, 1909, p. 68. ( digitized version )

Individual evidence

↑ Oskar Pusch : Von Below, A German sex from the Baltic region. Research Center East Central Europe at the University of Dortmund, Series No. 27, Dortmund 1974, Tab. LXVIII.
↑ Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite. Volume 1, Berlin 1913, p. 415.
^ Friedrich von Coelln : The campaign of the allied and Nordic peoples in 1806 and 1807 , Volume 1, Leipzig 1809, pp. 275-276 → reports on the fighting at the Kröllwitz paper mill in Halle and the death of Engelbrecht; Erich Scherer: Battle around Halle and Kröllwitz , 2nd edition, Halle 2007, pp. 18–19 → also reports that Engelbrecht received the wounds in the sword fight.

personal data
SURNAME	Engelbrecht, Heinrich Gottfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Engelbrecht, Heinrich Gottfried Erich (full name); Engelbrecht, Heinrich Gottfried von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian colonel
DATE OF BIRTH	October 1745
DATE OF DEATH	October 18, 1806
Place of death	at Krellwitz

[1] Oskar Pusch : Von Below, A German sex from the Baltic region. Research Center East Central Europe at the University of Dortmund, Series No. 27, Dortmund 1974, Tab. LXVIII.

[2] Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite. Volume 1, Berlin 1913, p. 415.

[3] Friedrich von Coelln : The campaign of the allied and Nordic peoples in 1806 and 1807 , Volume 1, Leipzig 1809, pp. 275-276 → reports on the fighting at the Kröllwitz paper mill in Halle and the death of Engelbrecht; Erich Scherer: Battle around Halle and Kröllwitz , 2nd edition, Halle 2007, pp. 18–19 → also reports that Engelbrecht received the wounds in the sword fight.