Heinrich von Hüser

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Johann Gustav Heinrich Hans Adolf von Hüser (born February 28, 1782 in Berlin ; † March 28, 1857 there ) was a Prussian general of the infantry and lastly vice- commander in the fortress of Mainz .

Life

origin

His parents were Colonel Heinrich Christoph / Christian Ernst von Hüser (* 1741; † December 26, 1821) and his wife Sabine Henriette Christiane, née Michaelis (* January 30, 1748; † February 9, 1788). His father was chief of the artillery regiment on horseback. He had several brothers in the army; one uncle was temporarily in command of Kolberg in 1810 .

Military career

Hüser began his school career at the Realschule in Breslau . From there he was sent to the cadet house in Berlin on July 12, 1793 as a pensioner and on June 1, 1794 he became a real cadet. Then he came on March 31, 1798 as a corporal in the infantry regiment "von Arnim" . There he became ensign on April 5, 1798 and second lieutenant on July 5, 1802 . During the Fourth Coalition War , Hüser fought in the battle of Auerstedt and in the battle of Boizenburg. By surrendering near Prenzlau, he was captured. On June 5, 1809 he received his resignation and went into Austrian service. In the Fifth Coalition War , Hüser then took part in the Battle of Wagram . After the Austrian defeat, he returned to Prussian service and on November 19, 1809, joined the Leib-Infanterie-Regiment (No. 8) . On March 17, 1810, Huser was transferred to the Berlin Cadet House as a teacher. There he became Prime Lieutenant on January 4, 1811 and Chief of Staff on May 1, 1811. Shortly before the start of the Wars of Liberation , he was transferred to the adjutant office on March 12, 1813, where he became adjutant general to General Blücher . In the campaign of 1813/14 he fought at Großgörschen and Bautzen , took part in the transition at Wartenburg and fought in the battles at Bischofswerda, Auberviller, Sivres, Iffy and in the battle at Belle Alliance . On May 19, 1813, he received the Iron Cross 2nd class for Großgörschen , and he was wounded in Großgörschen and Bautzen. In the time he was on 5 June 1813 Captain and on April 25, 1814. Major transported. On June 21, 1814, however, he was transferred back to the cadet house. Then on June 3, 1815, Hüser was assigned to General Field Marshal Gneisenau as adjutant , but was transferred back on October 8, 1815. On December 10, 1816 he received the Russian Order of St. Vladimir IV Class. He was a member of the Berlin Freemasons' lodge to the golden ship .

It was not until March 30, 1822 that he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with a patent on April 5, 1822. On February 23, 1823, Hüser was transferred to the Emperor Alexander Regiment, but on June 14, 1823 he was battalion commander in the 5th Infantry Regiment. On March 30, 1838, he was made a colonel and charged with commanding the 29th Infantry Regiment . This was followed by his appointment as regimental commander on March 30, 1829. For his services he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III on November 21, 1830 . Class, but on March 30, 1831, he became the commandant of the Saarlouis Fortress and on April 28, 1831, was aggregated to the 28th Infantry Regiment . On January 18, 1833, he was awarded the Red Eagle Order III. Class. Shortly thereafter, on March 30, 1833, he was then commander of the 16th Infantry Brigade. On March 30, 1835, he was appointed major general. In addition, on January 26, 1837, he received the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class with Oak Leaves and on August 18, 1838, he was commander of the 14th Infantry Brigade . On March 30, 1839, Hüser was commissioned to lead the 16th division and on September 10, 1840, he became the commander of this large unit . On March 23, 1843 he was promoted to lieutenant general. Hüser then came to Mainz fortress on October 3, 1844, as Vice-Commander. On March 21, 1848, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st class with oak leaves and diamonds. On October 12, 1849, he was retired with the character of General of Infantry and Pension . On November 6, 1849, he received the Grand Cross of the Hessian Order of Ludwig . He died on March 28, 1857 in Berlin and was buried on March 30, 1857 in the churchyard in front of the Hallisches Tor .

family

On April 24, 1817, Hüser married Wilhelmine Luise Charlotte Sack (February 1785 - November 21, 1847), a daughter of the court preacher Friedrich Samuel Gottfried Sack . The couple had at least one daughter:

  • Mathilde Johanna Sabine (born November 21, 1820 - † February 4, 1900), writer ∞ Karl Albert Quednow († October 13, 1873), Colonel a. D.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Military weekly paper . Volume 59, p. 258.
personal data
SURNAME Hüser, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hüser, Johann Gustav Heinrich Hans Adolf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry lastly vice-commander in the fortress Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1857
Place of death Berlin