Johann Franz von Collignon
Johann Franz von Collignon (actually Jean-François de Collignon , * 1715 in German Lorraine ; †?) Was leader of Prussian free battalions in the Seven Years War .
Life
The Collignon family fled to Hessen-Kassel after the edict of Nantes was repealed . The young Johann Franz von Collignon initially entered the Dutch military service and rose to the position of colonel in a hussar corps . With the beginning of the Seven Years' War he went into Prussian service with the free battalion " Mayr ". After Mayr's death, he became his boss. He skilfully led the battalion and was also a recruiter for the Prussian army. In 1760 he took over the " Angelelli " free battalion , which he led until the end of the war. At the end of the war the free battalion was disbanded and von Collignon took his leave .
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Franz von Collignon . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 323 ( Johann Franz von Collignon at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great. P. 416f, digitized
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Wilhelm von Archenholtz : History of the seven-year war in Germany from 1756 to 1763. P. 165ff digitized .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collignon, Johann Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colignon, Johann Franz von; Collignon, Jean-François de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of the Prussian Free Battalions F2 and F4 in the Seven Years' War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | German Lorraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1763 |