Johann Christian von Brandeis

Johann Christian von Brandeis (* 1687 in Hanover ; † 1759 in Liegnitz , Silesia) was a Prussian lieutenant general and chief of the Füselier regiment No. 38 . He comes from a middle class family from Hanover and was only in the nobility raised .

Life

In 1702 he came to Regiment No. 17 (Grumkow). There he was appointed second lieutenant on July 16, 1717. He rose further and in September 1743 even became a colonel as a major in Infantry Regiment No. 17 (de la Motte). In the Second Silesian War he received a grenadier battalion, which consisted of two grenadier companies from regiments No. 28 (Hautechamony) and No. 38 (Jung-Dohna). With them he covered the Prussian withdrawal from Prague. On December 1, 1745, he occupied the small town of Gruben, captured some Uhlans and captured the magazines. In September 1747 he received the Pour le Mérite during an inspection by the king and in November 1748 he was appointed major general. Thereupon he received the Regiment No. 38 (Dohna) in August 1749 . In May 1757 he was appointed lieutenant general. In December of the year 1758 he got his departure at his own request . He died in Liegnitz in 1759.

During the War of the Spanish Succession he fought in the battles of Ramillies , Oudenarde , Wijnendale , Hunslott and in the storming of Bouchain , as well as in the sieges of Menin , Mons , Saint-Venant and during the Pomeranian campaign in the siege of Stralsund .

literature

Anton Balthasar König : Johann Christian von Brandeis . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 199 ( Johann Christian von Brandeis at Wikisource [PDF]).

Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great. Leipzig, p. 235, digitized

Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 358, no. 375.

Individual evidence

^ World Biographical Information System (Saur Document Number: D595-332-2).
^ Anton Balthasar König : Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people. Vol. 1. Berlin 1788, p. 199 digitized .
^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch , Neues Prussisches Adelslexicon , p. 296, digitized ; According to Priesdorff (lit.), on the other hand, he died in Liegnitz, but not until March 1771.

personal data
SURNAME	Brandeis, Johann Christian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brandes, Johann Christian von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian Lieutenant General and Chief of Füselier Regiment No. 38
DATE OF BIRTH	1687
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover
DATE OF DEATH	1759
Place of death	Liegnitz

[1] World Biographical Information System (Saur Document Number: D595-332-2).

[2] Anton Balthasar König : Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people. Vol. 1. Berlin 1788, p. 199 digitized .

[3] Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch , Neues Prussisches Adelslexicon , p. 296, digitized ; According to Priesdorff (lit.), on the other hand, he died in Liegnitz, but not until March 1771.