Hermann von Beyer
Hans Wilhelm Hermann von Beyer (born September 1, 1812 in Hameln , † December 27, 1889 in Naumburg (Saale) ) was a Prussian major general .
Life
origin
Hermann was a son of the Prussian captain a. D. and city controller in Hameln Johann von Beyer (1769–1835) and his wife Karoline, née Treusch von Buttlar (1790–1860). His father had received the Prussian nobility in Berlin on October 20, 1786.
Military career
Beyer attended high school in Magdeburg and joined the 8th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer on November 24, 1830 . By the end of February 1833 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant and from February 1836 to April 1841 he was in command as adjutant of the Landwehr Battalion in the 37th Infantry Regiment (5th Reserve Regiment) . After his return to his main regiment, he initially acted as adjutant of the 2nd battalion and rose to regimental adjutant at the end of April 1846 and became premier lieutenant on November 9, 1847 . As such, Beyer took part in the suppression of the March Revolution in Berlin in 1848 and was an adjutant of the 10th Landwehr Brigade from April 1849 to February 1851 and from March 10, 1851 to August 17, 1853 as a company commander in the 1st Battalion in the 8th Landwehr Regiment commands. In the meantime promoted to captain, Beyer was then appointed company commander. On May 19, 1859, he was promoted to major and was transferred to the staff of the 2nd Infantry (King) Regiment in Stettin .
On May 8, 1860, he was commanded as a battalion leader in the 21st Combined Infantry Regiment, from which the 8th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 61 emerged on July 1, 1860 . Beyer was given command of the Fusilier Battalion stationed in Neustettin , was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on September 22, 1863 and was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus II. Class with a crown in June 1864 . On May 19, 1866 he was transferred to Luxembourg as commander of the 7th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 69 and on June 8, 1866 he was promoted to colonel . Beyer led his association during the following war against Austria in the battles near Münchengrätz and Königgrätz and was awarded the Crown Order III for his work . Excellent with swords. On the occasion of the festival of the order he received the Order of the Red Eagle III in January 1870 . Class with bow and took on 10 February 1870 the character as a major general his farewell to board . He died on December 27, 1889 in Naumburg.
In 1867 General Herwarth von Bittenfeld wrote in his assessment: “Colonel von Beyer took up his current position with very favorable recommendations when the last mobilization began. The 69th regiment had because it was in Mainz with 2 battalions. to fight with many difficulties in his preparation for war and was at that time still in the hands of a commander whose forces, absorbed by illness, were no longer up to the task. The condition of the regiment had suffered as a result, and Colonel von Beyer found a productive field for his work, the successes of which were soon apparent, even if not everything could be redressed immediately. The fusilier battalion found itself withdrawn from its influence in the avant-garde; He led the two musketeer battalions with certainty on the day of Königgrätz in the 2nd meeting of the 16th Division, but only came to the end of the battle with them in rather ineffective shell fire. The personality of Colonel von Beyer is known to me from earlier, and I value him as an intelligent, eager and service-experienced staff officer in whom I have a lot of trust. "
family
Beyer married Klara von Rex (1822–1907) on June 10, 1845 in Markersdorf . The daughters Agnes (1848–1923) and Emma (1850–1899) emerged from the marriage, both of whom remained unmarried.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , Volume 8, pp. 156-157, No. 2541.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Part 2, 1930, p. 53.
Individual evidence
- ^ According to Gotha 1930, August 11th
- ↑ Historical portfolio: for knowledge of the present and the past. Volume 13, p. 734.
- ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1903. Fourth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, p. 769.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beyer, Hermann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beyer, Hans Wilhelm Hermann von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamelin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1889 |
| Place of death | Naumburg (Saale) |