Joseph Albrecht Christoph von Bieberstein-Pilchowsky

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Joseph Albrecht Christoph von Bieberstein-Pilchowsky (born June 4, 1730 in Kirsen; † October 3, 1815 in Tilsit ) was the Prussian major general and chief of the 12th Dragoon Regiment .

Life

He was the son of Mathias von Bieberstein-Pilchowsky, heir to Konopky and Pianken in Prussia, and his wife, born von Manstein from the Juckstein family .

Bieberstein had been a cadet in Berlin since July 6, 1743 and came to Queen Mother Sophie Dorothea as a page on September 12, 1745 . After her death on November 11, 1757, he was employed as a second lieutenant in the "Duke Eugen" dragoon regiment of the Prussian army . In the years to come, Bieberstein took part in the Seven Years' War . On April 21, 1764 he was staff captain and on June 8, 1772 captain and squadron chief . As a major he took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . He rose to the rank of colonel and was given command of the “von Schenck” dragoon regiment on October 27, 1790 . On November 5, 1793 he was appointed major general and chief of the Dragoon Regiment "von Kalckreuth". In 1794 he took part in the war in Poland. According to General Favrat , he fought valiantly in several skirmishes. For the battle of Magnuszewo on October 26, 1794, he received the order Pour le Mérite on December 12, 1794 . After the war on September 12, 1797, he received his resignation with a pension of 1000 thalers .

Bieberstein died unmarried in Tilsit.

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SURNAME Bieberstein-Pilchowsky, Joseph Albrecht Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bieberstein, Joseph Albrecht von; Carl Gustav von Biberstein
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Major General, Chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 12
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1730
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirsen
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1815
Place of death Tilsit