Johann Friedrich von Benkendorf
Johann Friedrich von Benkendorf (born December 23, 1716 , † August 1765 in Magdeburg ) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and commander of the III. Grenadier Battalion .
Life
His parents were the Ansbach privy councilor Johann Achatz von Benckendorf and Ernestine Magdalena von Lengefeld.
Benkendorf initially served in the Württemberg military . In 1741 he switched to Prussian service in Regiment No. 41 . In 1748 he became a staff captain and was given a grenadier company. In 1757 he was promoted to major and received a grenadier battalion. It was formed from two companies from Infantry Regiment No. 41 and two from Infantry Regiment No. 44 . On May 24, 1764, he became a lieutenant colonel, but on June 8, 1765, he retired from military service with a pension of 300 thalers. But he died in August of the same year.
Benkendorf took part in the Second Silesian War and the Seven Years War . He was able to distinguish himself in the battles of Kolin , Breslau , Leuthen and the battle near Görlitz . He was wounded in the battle of Prague . He took part in the storming of Schweidnitz and in 1760 in the defense of Köslin . In the end, he had to hand the city over to the Russian General Tottleben as commander .
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Friedrich von Benkendorf . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 125 ( Johann Friedrich von Benkendorf at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Nobility Lexicon . Volume 1, 1836, p. 203. Digitized
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Ernst Benno : The history of the city of Coeslin from its foundation to the present day edited according to documents and reliable sources. 1840, pp. 68 ff., 345 ff. Digitized
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Benkendorf, Johann Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benckendorf, Johann Friedrich von; Benkendorff, Johann Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant colonel, commander of a grenadier battalion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1716 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1765 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |