Johann Fabian Wilhelm von Schätzel

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Johann Fabian Wilhelm von Schätzel (born April 20, 1739 in Rakowen ( Johannisburg district ), † April 28, 1803 in Frankfurt an der Oder ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

His father was Johann Gottfried von Schätzel (* 1706), heir to Rakowen.

In the work History of the war that has been waged in Germany and its neighboring countries since 1756 , a Major Fabian Wilhelm von Schätzel (* 1709) from Garrison Regiment No. 1 is named.

Military career

Schätzel came to Berlin on July 6, 1756 and was trained in the local cadet house . On May 13, 1757 he was employed as a corporal in the infantry regiment "von der Goltz" . He took part in the ongoing Seven Years' War and fought in the Battle of Roßbach . He was badly wounded in the battle of Kay . He was also at the Siege of Prague and the Battle of Landeshut . During that time he became ensign on January 13, 1759 and second lieutenant on September 28, 1759 .

After the war, Schätzel was promoted to staff captain until August 3, 1777 . As such, he took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . After this war he became captain and company commander on December 5, 1778 . On November 28, 1786, he was promoted to major and on June 21, 1786 was appointed battalion commander . On January 29, 1794 he was now lieutenant colonel . Schätzel took part in the suppression of the Kościuszko uprising in 1794/1795. He was involved in the siege of Warsaw and the battle at Kamion. For Kamion he received the order Pour le Mérite on January 23, 1795 . Then on April 27, 1795 he was appointed regimental commander. On January 9, 1796 he was colonel and on November 2, 1799 commander of the III. Battalion of the regiment (musketeers). But already on November 16, 1799 he received his resignation , plus the character of major general with a pension of 800 thalers. On November 23, 1799, he was also given permission to continue wearing his regiment's uniform.

family

He married Charlotte Friderike Maria von Flanß on April 27, 1781 in Frankfurt an der Oder (* May 3, 1752, † June 25, 1812). She was the only daughter of Major General Kurt Friedrich von Flanß . The couple had the following children:

  • Wilhelmine Alexandrine Charlotte (June 15, 1783 - May 23, 1786)
  • Leopold Philippine Emilie (September 12, 1784 - April 30, 1859) ⚭ December 20, 1804 Leopold Heinrich von Hohendorf (March 2, 1785 - February 14, 1813), Prussian major
  • Karl Ludwig Albrecht Friedrich (September 15, 1786 - February 8, 1787)
  • Ferdinand Ludwig Eduard (born April 28, 1788)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the war that has been waged in Germany and its neighboring countries since 1756. Part 5, Section 2, Frankfurt am Main / Leipzig 1764, p. 325 ( online ).
  2. ^ Tilman Stieve (ed.): Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst: Private and official writings. Volume 4: Prussia 1804-1807. General staff officer between crisis and reform. Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-412-27105-3 , p. 43 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Schatzel, Johann Fabian Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1739
PLACE OF BIRTH Rakowen (Johannisburg district)
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1803
Place of death Frankfurt Oder