Heinrich Gottlob von Braun

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Heinrich Gottlob von Braun (born October 25, 1717 (also: 1714) in Giersleben , † December 24, 1798 in Berlin ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

He was the son of Adam Friedrich von Braun (* December 24, 1661 in Voigtstedt; † December 7, 1739), Mr. greed life and anhaltinisch-Köthener Amtshauptmann , and his second wife Eleonore Sophie, nee von Polenz made by ZIEGRA (* June 13, 1681). His stepbrother August Wilhelm von Braun (1701–1770) also became a Prussian general.

Military career

In 1732 he came to the court of the Prince of Anhalt-Köthen as a page . In 1734 Braun went to a newly established Anhalt battalion as an ensign , which was assigned to the Imperial Army. With him he took part in the Rhine campaign. In May 1735 he entered Prussian service and was employed as an ensign in the regiment on foot "Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau" . There he became second lieutenant on September 17, 1738 .

With the grenadier battalion "von Bolstern" Braun fought in the First Silesian War in the assault on Glogau and in the battle of Mollwitz and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on May 24, 1742 . During the Second Silesian War he took part in the siege of Prague and the battle of Kesselsdorf . Promoted to staff captain on December 22, 1745 , Braun rose to captain and company commander on January 19, 1746 . In the Seven Years' War he received the order Pour le Mérite for his achievements in the Battle of Lobositz , in which he was wounded in the arm . In Wroclaw Brown suffered again a wound, was posted on January 11, 1758 to Major promoted and fought in the same year at anger village . After the peace treaty, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 27, 1765, and on September 20, 1767, as a colonel , Braun was appointed commander of the "von Stojentin" infantry regiment .

On December 18, 1774 he received the infantry regiment "Graf von Lottum" from King Friedrich II as chief . On January 11, 1777 he was promoted to major general and at the same time on June 3, 1781 also commanding officer of Berlin. Promoted to Lieutenant General on May 20, 1784 , Braun was knighted a day later to be knight of the Black Eagle Order. After the death of Frederick the Great, he was given the honor of wearing the tip of the shroud in his funeral procession. On January 1, 1794, he was appointed general of the infantry. While retaining his commandant position, Braun dimitted on December 29, 1794 with an annual pension of 2000 thalers.

After his death in 1798 he was buried in the governor's vault of the garrison cemetery. His name can also be found on the plaques of honor on the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden .

family

Braun marries Louise von Bornstedt (born July 5, 1728) in 1748. The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Ludwig Christoph Gustav (* July 21, 1750 in Stendal; † February 6, 1833), Prussian major ∞ Friederike von Wüsthoff (* November 25, 1770; † November 26, 1841)
  • Philippine Henriette Dorothea (July 1, 1765 - August 1, 1834)
∞ Ludwig August Wilhelm von Gerlach, Prussian Supreme Court Judge, divorced on November 27, 1788
∞ Paul Wilhelm Baron von Wilczeck, Lord of Chudow in Upper Silesia, Canon of Magdeburg, divorced
∞ Karl Friedrich August von Gontard , Prussian major

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SURNAME Braun, Heinrich Gottlob from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1717
PLACE OF BIRTH Giersleben
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1798
Place of death Berlin