Karl Friedrich Bernhard Helmuth von Hobe

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Karl Friedrich Bernhard Helmuth von Hobe (born October 16, 1765 in Jürgenstorf , † December 25, 1822 in Cologne ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .

Life

origin

Karl Friedrich Bernhard Helmuth came from the old, originally Mecklenburg noble family von Hobe . He was the son of Ernst Johann von Hobe († 1794) and his wife Helene Sophie, born von Blücher (1738–1777) from the Gorschendorf house.

Military career

Hobe joined in 1778 as Junker in the hussar regiment "Belling" the Prussian army and took to 1779 the Bavarian Erdbfolgekrieg and 1787 the invasion of Holland in part. In 1795 Hobe was promoted to staff assistant master , 1803 to captain and squadron chief and in 1805 to major .

During the Fourth Coalition War , he fought in 1806/07, including the Battle of Jena (October 14, 1806). In April 1809, Hobe was given command of the 3rd Brandenburg Hussar Regiment and in March 1813 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . With the start of the Wars of Liberation in spring 1813, Hobe took part in the battles near Großgörschen (May 2, 1813) and Bautzen (May 20 and 21, 1813). For his services in the Battle of Großgörschen he was awarded the Iron Cross II Class and the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus . In the autumn campaign of 1813 he fought in the battles of Großbeeren (August 23, 1813), Dennewitz (September 6, 1813) and the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig (October 16 to 19, 1813). After the Battle of Nations he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.

During the winter campaign of 1814 he succeeded in capturing and defending Herzogenbusch . For this he received the oak leaves for the order Pour le Mérite, the highest Prussian honor for bravery. However, there was a misunderstanding by his adjutant Stabsrittmeister von Rheinbaben when reporting the victory , which means that the report went directly to the King of Prussia. His superior Commanding General Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow of Dennewitz looked left out and sets Hobe because of insubordination in arrest . Nevertheless, he proposed it in a letter to the royal headquarters to award the Pour le Mérite with oak leaves.

“ Bülow to the King, Breda January 29th (Note: the letter was sent to Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia on February 6th, 1814 ) Although I was obliged to arrest Colonel von H. [...] I must On the other hand, give him the dutiful testimony that he is a capable soldier and a good, honorable man. For this reason, as well as taking the fortress Herzogenbusch is a fine weaponry, which does him great honor, I submit to EKM to ask in deep devotion: Colonel von H. den VO with oak leaves and Colonel von Zastrowden Order of the Red Eagle III. To want to give graciously in memory of this wonderful expedition that was so successful. "

A submission from Lieutenant General Ludwig von Borstell was submitted later.

" Proposal by Lieutenant General von Borstell, submitted by General von Bülow: La Chapell near Paris , April 6, concerning the proposals for the Iron Cross, etc. Colonel and Brigade Commander von H. conducted in (the battles on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, March 5th and 7th) the detachment entrusted to him against a superior enemy extremely well. In the very superior attack of General Maison on Audenarde he made a particularly good contribution by defending this open place against two storms with little strength and by inflicting a very significant loss on the enemy. To the order plm with oak leaves. "

In early 1814 he was promoted to major general . In April 1815, Hobe was brigade chief of the reserve cavalry of III. Army Corps of the Lower Rhine Army. In the summer campaign of 1815 he fought with his cavalry unit in the battles of Ligny (June 16, 1815) and Wavre (June 19, 1815) and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class.

In November 1815, Hobe became the commander of a brigade in Poznan and a year later the brigade chief of the reserve cavalry in the army corps in France. Other awards followed, including the Russian Order of St. Vladimir III. Class, the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and the French Order of Military Merit . In 1820 he was given command of the 15th Division and in 1822 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Hobe died unexpectedly of Schlagfluss in Cologne on December 25, 1822, at the age of 57 . He was a member of the Berlin Masonic Lodge To the Three Seraphim .

family

Hobe had married Sophie Therese von Rothschütz (1768-1822) on September 11, 1795 in Neustadt an der Aisch . The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Julius Friedrich Karl Kurt (1799–1850), Prussian major a. D. and adjutant at the command of the Guard Cavalry
  • Eduard (1802–1874), Prussian lieutenant general ⚭ Cora Übel (1807–1831)
  • Karl Kurt (* 1804), Prussian second lieutenant a. D.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1913, Volume 2, p. 254.
  2. ↑ Description of the grave. In: Ernst Weyden: Godesberg, the Siebengebirge, and their surroundings. P. 160.
personal data
SURNAME Hobe, Karl Friedrich Bernhard Helmuth von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Jürgenstorf
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1822
Place of death Cologne