Johannes du Buisson
Johannes du Buisson (* 1666 in Vitry-le-François ; † July 21, 1726 in Hamm ) was a Prussian major general , chief of infantry regiment No. 9 and knight of the Order de la Generosite .
Life
He comes from a Huguenot family from France and fled to Brandenburg from persecution.
Buisson joined the army around 1680. In 1692 he became a lieutenant in the "Dohna" infantry regiment . On November 23, 1709 he was promoted to colonel . In 1721 he received the infantry regiment "von Auer" and was appointed major general on June 1, 1721. He was also commander-in-chief of the Prussian troops in Grafschaft Mark and curator of the Academic Gymnasium.
Buisson was married with children. His tombstone can still be found today in the Pauluskirche in Hamm.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Johannes du Buisson . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 291 ( Johannes du Buisson at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Memories for the service of the history of the French réfugiés dans the États du roi. Volume 9, 1799, p. 96. Digitized
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buisson, Johannes you |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buisson, Jean you; Buisson, Johann you; Dubuisson, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1666 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vitry-le-François |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1726 |
| Place of death | Hamm |