Johann Karl von Langen

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Johann Karl von Langen (born October 9, 1784 in Annaburg , † June 7, 1849 in Breslau ) was a Prussian major general and commandant of the Silberberg fortress .

Life

origin

His parents were the Saxon major and director of the soldiers 'boys' educational institution in Annaburg Johann von Langen († March 19, 1792) and his wife Friederike Elisabeth, née von Grassen.

Military career

Langen first attended the Princely School of St. Afra in Meißen from July 5, 1796, and then from March 1, 1798 as a Saxon cadet, the Knight Academy in Dresden . He then joined the Saxon Army in 1800 and was promoted to portepee ensign in the von Thümmel infantry regiment until November 1802 . On May 30, 1806 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and took part in the Battle of Jena during the Fourth Coalition War. On 27 February 1809, he was first lieutenant put in Infantry Regiment "from Metzsch" and on April 4, 1811, the Infantry Regiment "rights". On January 23, 1812 he was appointed captain and adjutant on the general staff . During the Russian campaign in 1812 he fought with the Grande Army in the battles near Lubonell, Olczanta, Lesza, Bialla, Lapinice and Wolkowysk, where he earned the Military Order of St. Henry . On November 30, 1812, he was then company commander in the "König" regiment.

During the Wars of Liberation , Langen fought with the things initially on Napoleon's side in the battles near Großbeeren and Dennewitz . Before the Saxons switched sides, he was promoted to major in the 2nd Grenadier Battalion on October 3, 1813. Langen then took part in the sieges of Torgau and Maubeuge, as well as the battles of Wittstock, Marzahne, Courtray, Oudenarde, Liège and Aubervilliers. After Napoleon's return, he changed to Prussian services on May 17, 1815 . There he came as a major with a patent from January 20, 1814 in the 1st Silesian Infantry Regiment (No. 10) and then fought at Belle Alliance , where he received the Iron Cross 2nd class.

On March 30, 1821, Langen was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in 1825 he was awarded the service cross . On May 6, 1826, he was appointed a member of the examination committee of one-year volunteers for the Wroclaw administrative region . On March 30, 1828, he was promoted to colonel and on March 30, 1832, Langen was appointed commander of the Silberberg fortress. To this end, on April 13, 1832, he received approval to continue wearing the uniform of the 10th Infantry Regiment. On March 30, 1836 he was given the character of major general. On August 31, 1837, he received an additional bonus of 500 thalers before he was put in disposition on October 4, 1838 with a pension of 1400 thalers . He died on June 7, 1849 in Breslau during a cholera epidemic , shortly after his wife.

family

Langen married Luise Armgard Karoline von Briesen on April 21, 1816 in Klitzschen (* January 25, 1796; † June 2, 1846). The couple had several children:

  • Hans Karl Siegfried (born March 13, 1817), Prussian colonel
  • Luise (March 6, 1818 - June 1, 1849) ∞ 1845 Karl Gustav Leopold Schuler von Senden (1804-1893), son of General Friedrich Schuler von Senden
  • Hedwig Luitgarde Natalie (born April 22, 1819)
  • Hans Reinhold Willibald (born June 18, 1823)
  • Hans Oskar Theobald (born December 20, 1826)
  • Selma Ottilie Adelheid (born November 6, 1827 - † March 7, 1829)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses . Justus Perthes , Gotha 1873, p. 644.
personal data
SURNAME Langen, Johann Karl von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, commandant of the Silberberg fortress
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Annaburg
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1849
Place of death Wroclaw