Karl Friedrich Köhn from Jaski

Karl Friedrich Köhn von Jaski (born September 13, 1771 in Klein-Ossecken , † December 19, 1852 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and second in command of the Berlin house of invalids .

Life

origin

His parents were Franz Ernst Köhn von Jaski and his wife Eva Jakobine, née von Schlochow. The father was a border customs officer and second lieutenant a. D. , most recently in the "von Itzenplitz" infantry regiment . His brother Andreas Ernst became a Prussian lieutenant general.

Military career

Jaski visited the cadet houses in Stolp and Berlin . Then he was hired on March 12, 1790 as a sergeant in the infantry regiment "von Kleist" of the Prussian army . On July 17, 1790, he was transferred to the regiment's depot battalion as an ensign, assigned to the regiment on January 7, 1791 and promoted to second lieutenant on May 17, 1793. During the First Coalition War , Jaski fought near Valmy , Gleisweiler , Schierhöhle, Kaiserslautern and the siege of Landau in the Palatinate . For his behavior he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on April 5, 1794 .

After the war, Jaski was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on July 5, 1803, initially without a patent . This was awarded to him on September 27, 1804 dated February 19, 1803. During the Fourth Coalition War he was shot through both legs in a battle near Lübeck and after the surrender of the Blücher Corps he was made inactive near Ratkau.

After the Peace of Tilsit he was transferred to the 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regiment on December 1, 1807 . There Jaski received his departure on October 16, 1808 and on November 30, 1808 the character as captain .

In the run-up to the Wars of Liberation , he was re-employed with this rank in the regiment on April 7th. In May he fought in the Battle of Großgörschen , was wounded and awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He fought in the Battle of Bautzen and in the Battle of Dresden . He was also in the battle of Colditz, was wounded near Waldau, fought near Königswartha and was wounded again in the battle near Helldorf. On February 10, 1814 he was promoted to major and on July 5, 1814 transferred to the 11th Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 23.

After the war, Jaski was appointed commander of the 12th Landwehr Regiment on July 21, 1816. On March 1, 1820, he came as a commander in the 8th Landwehr Regiment, but on July 21, 1820, he was transferred back as a commander in the 12th Landwehr Regiment. On March 30, 1822 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with a patent from April 21, 1822 and June 18, 1825 he came to the fortress of Cosel as a commander . There he was promoted to colonel with a patent from April 9, 1828 on March 30, 1830 , before he was transferred to the Küstrin Fortress on December 19, 1828 as commandant . On March 30, 1836 he received the character of major general and on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service on January 26, 1837, the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves. On June 11, 1839 he became major general with a patent from March 30, 1836 and lieutenant general on March 30, 1844 - albeit with the same salary. In consideration of his situation, however, he received a bonus of 500 thalers on May 4, 1844, and on July 9, 1844, he received the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, and on July 18, 1844, the crown for the Pour le Mérite. On March 27, 1847, he was transferred to the Berlin Invalidenhaus as second commandant. There he received a salary of 1,800 thalers as well as a personal allowance of 800 thalers and a vacant office apartment. On May 9, 1848, Jaski received his retirement and retirement . He stayed in Berlin and died there on December 19, 1852. On December 22, 1852 he was buried in the garrison cemetery.

In his assessment, General Prince Wilhelm of Prussia wrote in 1830: “Of restless activity and loyalty to duty, very respectable and completely in his place. Careful in all business and in the sphere of activity that was entrusted to him, as much as his wounded body allows. "

family

Jaski married Marianne Eva Magdalene von Ehrenstein on October 18, 1802 in Arendsee (born September 9, 1779, † June 16, 1814). She was the daughter of Caspar August Friedrich Stüdemann von Ehrenstein (born April 13, 1736) a chamberlain of the Duke of Holstein, who received the Danish baron status on January 17, 1776, and Julia von Schack. The couple had the following children:

• Ernst Andreas Franz Wilhelm (born August 6, 1803; † January 9, 1895), lieutenant colonel in the artillery retired. D.
• Julie Maria Pauline (born August 31, 1805 - † July 29, 1806)
• Maria Magdalena Eva (* 1807; † April 3, 1852)
• Wilhelm Ludwig Andreas (* May 4, 1809 - October 21, 1902), Colonel a. D. ∞ Sophie Emilie Karoline Julie von Dedenroth (born October 19, 1827), daughter of Lieutenant General Friedrich von Dedenroth
• Albert August (born February 19, 1812 - † February 11, 1855), captain

After the death of his first wife, who was buried in the garrison cemetery on June 8, 1814, Jaski married Margarethe Amalie Auguste von Block (* July 22, 1782, † December 11, 1864), widowed von Ahlimb, in 1815. She was buried in the garrison cemetery on July 22nd, 1864. The couple had the following children:

• Auguste Karoline (1818 - December 4, 1859)
• Fritz Andreas Friedrich (born August 12, 1819; † November 30, 1870), killed as a captain in the battle near Épernay

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 272-274, no. 1546.