Heinrich Ludwig von Gotter

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Heinrich Ludwig von Gotter (* in Thuringia ; † 1782 ) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and chief of garrison battalion No. 4 .

Life

Gotter joined the Prussian Army in 1741 and came on April 30, 1741 as a second lieutenant in the newly established fusilier regiment "Margrave Heinrich" . On September 25, 1747 he was first lieutenant , in March 1758 staff captain and on April 4, 1750 captain . In September 1766 he became major and on June 23, 1775 lieutenant colonel. As such, he received the "Puttkamer" garrison regiment in Aken in September 1775 .

He had taken part in all of Frederick II's campaigns when he died in 1782. His widow received a pension and died in Frankenstein after 1786 .

literature

  • Anton Balthasar King : Heinrich Ludwig von Gotter . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 60 ( Heinrich Ludwig von Gotter at Wikisource [PDF]).
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personal data
SURNAME Gotter, Heinrich Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant Colonel, Chief of Garrison Battalion No. 4
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Thuringia
DATE OF DEATH 1782