Karl Friedrich Friccius

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Karl Friedrich Friccius (born June 28, 1779 in Stendal ; † November 7, 1856 in Berlin ) was general auditor of the Prussian army .

Friccius birthplace in Stendal
Plaque on Friccius Stendal's birthplace
Monument to Major Friccius in memory of the storming of the Grimmaic City Gate in Leipzig in 1813

Life

Friccius, son of Johann Christoph Friccius (1743–1796) and Friederika Elisabeth Hemptenmacher, studied law in Halle. On September 29, 1800 he became an auscultator at the Altmark High Court. In 1804 he was appointed senior court assessor. In the fourth coalition war after the Prussian defeat at Jena and Auerstedt , he wanted to volunteer. However, since he had not served and had no aristocratic privilege, he was initially not accepted. But later he became a second lieutenant. When four brigades with 19 reserve battalions were formed in East Prussia, then Major Gneisenau became his battalion commander. He was sent to Danzig for defense . During the siege of this fortress from 1806 to 1807, he distinguished himself through the independent defense of Neufahrwasser (near Danzig).

To the wars of liberation , he joined in 1813, again in the military and was Major and commander of the 1st East Prussian Landwehr - battalion , headed by it at Dennewitz fought (Iron Cross 2nd class) and on 19 October 1813 as one of the first stormed the Grimma Gate in Leipzig and penetrated the city. On November 7th he also received the Swedish Order of the Sword for his military achievements in Leipzig.

The commanding general of the 1st Army Corps, General Friedrich Wilhelm Bülow von Dennewitz , gave him the order on November 2, 1813 to liberate the province of East Friesland. That was an award, because other outstanding staff officers had also applied for the task. On November 10th, Friccius marched in with his battalion. It was supposed to drive out the French who had not yet fled, and to organize the Landwehr and the Landsturm.

Without money, suitable personnel or equipment, he was able to set up a Landwehr with great difficulty. With the Landsturm and his East Prussian Landwehr Regiment, he took part in the siege of Delfzijl, which earned him a rebuke because the Landsturm was not allowed to be used outside the province. Nevertheless, in December 1813, he became commander of the 3rd Westphalian-East Frisian Landwehr Regiment. The regiment then fought in the Battle of Ligny , after Waterloo the regiment was used to pursue the fleeing French. In July 1815 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and received the Iron Cross 1st class . He was not taken on active duty and resigned in 1816.

He then returned permanently to the judicial service, becoming a councilor in the general auditorium in 1819 and general auditor in the army in 1830 . In addition, he belonged to the lawless society in Berlin since 1822 .

family

In 1811 he married Fredrike Meier († June 6, 1830) a daughter of the Königsberg merchant Christian Gotthard Meier († 1812). The couple had three daughters and one son. His daughter Karoline Friederike (1812–95) was married to the zoologist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg . After the death of his first wife, he married Jeannette Link , a daughter of the Königsberg War Council Link. The couple had a son

Publications

  • History of the fortifications and sieges of Gdańsk. With special consideration for the East Prussian Landwehr, which stood in front of Danzig in the years 1813–1814. Veit, Berlin 1954 ( books.google.de ).

Honors

The city of Leipzig erected a monument to him in 1863 on the site of the former Grimma Gate. The Apel Stone no. 43 reminds us of the Major Carl Friccius and the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd East Prussian Konigsberg Landwehr Infantry Regiment.

bibliography

  • The Prussian Military Criminal Law (Berlin 1835) books.google.de
  • History of the war in 1813 and 1814, with special regard to East Prussia and the Königsberg Landwehr Battalion (Altenburg 1843) Volume 1
  • History of the Küstrin blockade in the years 1813–1814 (Berlin 1854), books.google.de
  • History of the fortifications and sieges of Danzig (Berlin 1854) Digitized
  • Prussian Military Law Collection , Volumes 1–5 (Berlin 1836 ff.)
  • Heinrich Beitzke: Legacy writings of Dr. Carl Friccius, Royal Prussia. General auditor . books.google.de

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personal data
SURNAME Friccius, Karl Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION General auditor of the Prussian army
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Stendal
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1856
Place of death Berlin