Heinrich Wilhelm of Byla

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Heinrich Wilhelm von Byla (* 1706 ; † 1752 in Wesel ) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and commander and chief of the 1st standing grenadier battalion .

Life

Origin and family

Heinrich Wilhelm came to the house Hainrode of the noble family of Bila . He was married to a daughter of the von Arnstedt family.

Military career

Byla was adjutant general to Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau in 1741 . On March 5, 1742 he was promoted to major . At the same time, Frederick II selected the best from all the grenadiers in the army in order to set up the 1st Standing Grenadier Battalion for the garrison in Charlottenburg , initially with two companies and Byla as commander. In June the battalion was increased to six companies. The garrison was later moved to Treuenbrietzen .

Byla took part in the first two Silesian Wars as chief with his grenadier battalion . On May 19, 1747 he was promoted by the king to lieutenant colonel and in February 1749 he was transferred to the 45th Infantry Regiment .

literature

  • Anton Balthasar King : Heinrich Wilhelm von Byla . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 304 ( Heinrich Wilhelm von Byla at Wikisource [PDF]).
  • Gottlob Naumann : Collection of unprinted messages explaining the history of the Prussian campaigns from 1740 to 1782 , part 1, Dresden 1782, p. 277

Individual evidence

  1. ^ René de L'Homme de Courbière: History of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army Constitution , Berlin 1852, p. 98
  2. ↑ Günther Gieraths : The Combat Operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army 1626-1807 , Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 1964, p. 566.
personal data
SURNAME Byla, Heinrich Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant colonel, commander of the 1st standing grenadier battalion
DATE OF BIRTH 1706
DATE OF DEATH 1752
Place of death Wesel