Karl Christian Reinhold von Lindener
Karl Christian Reinhold von Lindener (* 1742 in East Prussia ; † May 15, 1828 in Glatz ) was a royal Prussian major general of the engineering corps and most recently a brigadier of the fortresses Glogau , Breslau , Schweidnitz , Brieg based in Breslau.
Life
origin
His brother was a Russian lieutenant general and died in Hirschberg (Silesia) in 1812 .
Military career
On November 4, 1767 he became a conductor in the engineer corps and on March 2, 1770 he was promoted to second lieutenant. He had the reputation of an excellent engineer and was commissioned by King Friedrich II to expand the Silesian fortresses. On November 29, 1772 he was raised to the nobility. On September 3, 1773 he became a captain with a patent from August 30, 1773 and an engineer officer of Breslau . On March 21, 1775 he was transferred to Schweidnitz, on June 25, 1787 promoted to major engineer and on May 10, 1789 he was Sous-Brigadier in Silesia. In the First Coalition War he fought at the cannonade of Valmy , the siege of Mainz (1793) . For Mainz he received the Pour le Mérite and a valuable snuffbox from the Elector of Trier . He became a lieutenant colonel on July 23, 1793 and a colonel on February 9, 1795. On May 20, 1803 he was appointed major general with a patent from May 23, 1803. On November 20, 1804, the king appointed him brigadier of the fortresses Glogau, Breslau, Schweidnitz, Brieg, based in Breslau. For this he received a salary of 1,500 thalers. During the Fourth Coalition War he was commandant of Breslau under Governor Alexander Heinrich von Thile . When the French approached the fortress, he surrendered the city without a fight. Lindener went into captivity, from which he was released on word of honor. In 1807 he asked for his replacement, but the king refused. On March 31, 1808, he was arrested on the orders of General Grawert , but it was not until 1811 that the court martial was ruled, which was confirmed by the king on March 19, 1811. Then the general was collected and sentenced to life imprisonment in Glatz . On May 32, 1814, he was pardoned and the remainder of his sentence remitted. On August 27, 1814, he received a monthly maintenance grant of 25 thalers from his lifetime. He died on May 15, 1828 in Glatz.
Lindener was interested in astronomy and published some observations in specialist journals.
family
He married on Christiane Elisabeth von Darjes (Darries) (* 1765, † June 11, 1830). The couple only had their daughter Christiane Sophie Pauline († August 10, 1800), who died at the age of 15.
literature
- 1806 The Prussian Officer Corps, Beriin 1906
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632780 , p. 139, no. 1046.
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch , New Prussian Adels Lexicon , p. 266, Volume 3, digitized
Web links
- Christiane Elisabeth von Darjes at rootsweb.ancestry.com
- Lindner, Karl Christian Reinhold from at napoleon-series.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ See also: Gregor von Berg Life of Gregor von Berg, Russian-Imperial, Discharged General of the Infantry, War Governor von Reval, Knight of the St. Alexander-Newsky-Ordon , p. 128, digitized
- ↑ Das learned Teutschland, Volume 23, Issue 1, digitized version
- ↑ Ruebezahl: der Schlesische Provincialblätter, Volume 33, S.103
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindener, Karl Christian Reinhold von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindner, Karl Christian Reinhold von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Prussian major general, most recently brigadier of the fortresses Glogau, Breslau, Schweidnitz, Brieg with his seat in Breslau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1742 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1828 |
| Place of death | Bald |