Johann Sylvius von Rothkirch
Johann Sylvius von Rothkirch (born March 12, 1715 in Romnitz in the Duchy of Liegnitz , † April 10, 1782 in Züllichau ), was a Prussian major general .
Life
origin
He was a member of the Silesian noble family Rothkirch . His parents were the heir to Romnitz Johann Wolfram von Rothkirch and Anna Helena von Schönfeld adH Schönfeld .
career
On March 11, 1735, Rothkirch joined the Prussian Army and on January 5, 1741, was promoted to ensign in the Old Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 19 . He was promoted to second lieutenant on December 15 that same year and was promoted to first lieutenant on April 26, 1750. This was followed by the ranks of staff captain on October 19, 1756, real captain on May 21, 1757, major on August 6, 1759 and finally lieutenant colonel on June 5, 1765 .
Rothkirch had served in all the Silesian Wars . So he took part in the battles near Mollwitz , Roßbach , Leuthen , Breslau , Kunersdorf and Hochkirch , the sieges of Glogau, Brieg and Prague , the battles near Hirschberg, Landeshut , Schatzar and Hennersdorf .
As a result of a bruise on his foot that he had suffered before Leuthen, Rothkirch asked the king in 1767 to leave . This provided him on April 27, 1767 with the character of a major general as head of the Berlin Land Regiment .
family
Rothkirch remained unmarried and without heirs.
literature
- Friedrich Ludwig Joseph Fischbach : Historical political, geographic, statistical and military contributions, concerning the royal-Prussian and neighboring states. Volume 3, Joachim Pauli , Berlin 1785, p. 556
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Sylvius von Rothkirch . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 329 ( Johann Sylvius von Rothkirch at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Johann Friedrich Seyfart : History of the Infantry Regiment of Anhalt-Bernburg. Halle 1767 (ND Osnabrück 1974), pp. 119-120
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great. Hermann Mendelssohn, Leipzig [1853], p. 309
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rothkirch, Johann Sylvius von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Romnitz, Duchy of Liegnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1782 |
| Place of death | Züllichau |