Karl Christian Erdmann from Le Coq

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Karl Christian Erdmann Edler from Le Coq

Karl Christian Erdmann Ritter und Edler von Le Coq (born October 28, 1767 in Torgau , † June 30, 1830 in Brig , Canton Valais ) was a Saxon lieutenant general and commanding general of the army .

origin

He was the youngest son of the Saxon Lieutenant General Jean Louis von Le Coq (1719–1789) and his wife Susanne Charlotte Bitaube (* 1731). His brother was the Prussian general Karl Ludwig von Le Coq .

Life

He joined the Saxon infantry when he was 11 years old. He served until 1806 in the "LeCoq" regiment, which his father led. On May 30, 1800 he was promoted to major and in 1806 he took over the grenadier battalions of the regiments "Low" and "Singer" as a lieutenant colonel . Le Coq took part in the battle of Jena as a battalion commander and was slightly wounded in the foot. In 1807 he was appointed colonel and royal adjutant general and commandant of Wittemberg . In 1809 he was appointed major general and brigadier. At the battle of Wagram he was shot in the arm at the head of his brigade. On February 22, 1810, he became lieutenant general and division commander. In Dresden in the same year he became a member of the Masonic lodge Zum golden Apfel .

In the summer of 1810 he received the order from his King Friedrich August I to instruct the army of the kingdom in the new fighting methods of the French infantry. The Saxon army was in 1811 again in two divisions and was the training of the soldiers to date. Erdmann officers taught in modern war tactics, away from the rigid line infantry towards the Plänkern and squares that Napoleon's army had been so powerful. In gratitude for his work, the king appointed him chief of the 1st light infantry regiment .

In the spring of 1812 he received command of the Saxon corps marching to Russia . This was incorporated into the Grande Armée of Napoleon and fought in the VII Army under General Jean-Louis-Ebenezer Reynier .

Also in 1813, after the retreat of the Saxons and the French from Russia, he was entrusted with command of the newly formed Saxon troops with whom he fought at Großbeeren and Dennewitz (Jüterbogk). In 1814 he was also at the head of the Saxon contingent of the occupation army used in the Netherlands.

Erdmann worked zealously for the return of the captive King Friedrich August , without his efforts being successful. On the contrary, he was compelled to leave the army and go to Saxony, from where he only returned after the division of the country was completed, in order to now also separate the army. As royal commissioner, the general carried out this on June 16, 1815. After peace had been restored, Le Coq was appointed commanding general of the army, for whose re-formation he made a great contribution.

For his bravery and loyalty in the campaigns of 1795, 1806, 1809, 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1815, Le Coq was awarded the Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry on July 23, 1815 .

After completing 50 years of service, LeCoq was bestowed by the King of the Order of the Diamond Crown.

He died on a trip to southern Italy.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Winkler:  Lecoq, Karl Christian Erdmann Edler von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 109.
  2. ↑ Captain Knight and Noble Lord v. Berger: History of the King. Saxon. Prince Georg Rifle Regiment No. 108
  3. ↑ The Royal Saxon Military St. Heinrichs Order 1736-1918. An honor sheet of the Saxon Army. Wilhelm and Bertha von Baensch Foundation, Dresden 1937, p. 50.
  4. ^ History of the Royal Saxon 6th Infantry Regiment No. 105 and its prehistory. 1701 to 1887. Johannes Anton Larrass, Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig 1887. p. 214.
personal data
SURNAME Le Coq, Karl Christian Erdmann from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon Lieutenant General
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH Torgau
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1830
Place of death Brig , Canton of Valais