Johann Deodatus Friedrich von Bayar
Johann Deodatus Friedrich von Bayar (* 1700 in the diocese of Liège ; † November 6, 1776 in Schlawa ) was a Prussian major general .
Life
Bayar was a son of the lord of Mégimont in the diocese of Liège and Johanna Franziska von Magis. In 1750 he married Anna Maria Franziska von Carnier (1729–1752).
He began his career in French service with the Regiment Gens d'Armes. 1721 he joined as a cadet at Leibregiment in Bonn in Electorate of Cologne services promoted in 1722 to Ensign , 1725 to lieutenant , 1730 to captain and took in 1737 on the Turkish War before Semlin part. 1742 dimittierte he made Electoral Cologne services and entered in the rank of captain in the imperial an infantry regiment Geldy.
He took part in the War of the Austrian Succession on the Austrian side until 1743 and joined the Prussian army on September 28th as a staff assistant in the cuirassier regiment Graf Geßler (No. 4) . In December, also in 1743, he moved to the Dieury Hussar Regiment (No. 7) . From 1744 to 1745 he was in the field against the Austrians, then went as captain and squadron leader for the Hussars of Natzmer (no. 4) .
At the revue in Wohlau in 1748, the king was dissatisfied with the condition of the von Dewitz hussar regiment (No. 1) and made a few transfers to restore order. In the course of this, Bayar was promoted to major and just transferred there. The expectations placed by the king in Bayar were fulfilled. He distinguished himself in the Seven Years' War near Torgau and received the order Pour le Mérite . In 1758 he became a lieutenant colonel in the cuirassier regiment of Dalwig (No. 12) and was diminished in 1760. In 1761 he returned to the regiment as a colonel , became its commander in 1763 , but resigned as major general in 1766.
literature
- Friedrich Bülau : Secret stories and enigmatic people, collection of hidden or forgotten oddities , Volume 7, Leipzig 1856, p. 359
- Anton Balthasar King : Johann Deodatus Friedrich von Bayar . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 110 ( Johann Deodatus Friedrich von Bayar at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , pp. 41-42, no. 567.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Straubel : He just wants to know that the army is mine. Friedrich II. And his officers , 2012, p. 139
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bayar, Johann Deodatus Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1700 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diocese of Liège |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1776 |
| Place of death | Slack |